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WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives
WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives - An Introduction
This post provides a brief overview of some of the predominant series of World War II operational unit records in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Unit records are useful if you would like to learn more about a unit’s movements and operations.
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The National Archives does not have custody of unit records for every military unit, and the volume and type of records can vary considerably by unit. We also tend to have more records for higher-echelon units and fewer for lower-level units.
(See Records Relating to Civil War Units and US Army Unit Records for World War I through 1930s for Military Unit Records from other conflicts.)
Although there are a few exceptions (e.g.
muster rolls and personnel diaries), typically unit records contain little or no information regarding individ