Find out about Military Service in the Obituary
 

Searching through the obituary list for gathering information about someone is difficult ‎but is not impossible. Information regarding the survivor of the deceased can be gathered ‎through searching the list of the obituaries. However, it depends on the way you search ‎for the details. You have to get into every minute detail that you can gather to be able to ‎trace the survivors. ‎

The one liners dedicated to the military service usually helps you to gather information ‎that you are searching. Often a one liner appears in between the news of the death of ‎another person. A single line mention of the military service is done among the other ‎activities of the man who had passed away. For instance, among all the other activities of ‎Uncle George it is mentioned that he had served the US Navy during World War II. The ‎way the information is given seems to be insignificant for the researcher. ‎

However, the best way to find information on anything in the present times is the ‎Internet. Though the libraries exist to provide you with information you are searching for ‎yet Internet is a much more convenient way to search. ‎

There are several web sites that provide information on the veteran military officials who ‎had fought in various battlefields. The National Personnel records center, Military ‎Personnel Records in USA acts as the storehouse of records which include the medical ‎records of the deceased and discharged military officials during the different wars in 20th ‎century. ‎

The National Archives in Washington D.C. stores all the records prior to World War I. ‎

These organizations not only contain information on the dead officials but also offer ‎information the medical treatment various people have undergone in the military ‎hospitals. They also have a record of the retired officials. You have to forward a written ‎request to the organization to draw some kind of information. A standard 180 Form is ‎used to obtain the information which is normally accessed by the near and dear ones of ‎the officials. However, the genealogists can also obtain information by submitting a ‎written document to the National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Ave, St. Loius ‎Mo., 63132-5100. ‎

Some of the web sites provide you information on the basis of the war your ancestor had ‎fought. You can easily find a lot of information on your military ancestor in the web sites ‎apart from US. However, the information you will get has to be translated to be ‎comprehended. You have to try some permutation and combination process like “war ‎veterans in German”, “civil war” etc. will definitely produce results. You can simply type ‎the name of the family or even the name of the war to find more results. ‎

In Europe and Asia you can also obtain information from the packed boxes though it is ‎quite an expensive thing to do. However, if you possess the zeal and the passion to know ‎about your roots and find out more about your ancestor then you have to try hard and ‎overcome all the obstacles in your way to achieve your goal. ‎