Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
This project was indexed in partnership with the Utah Genealogical Association. Name index and images of cemetery cards of veteran burials in the state of Utah to 1966.
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Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah
What is in This Collection?
This collection is a card file consisting of thousands of cards arranged by county, then by city, and then by the veteran’s name. Only in Salt Lake City were the records filed by cemetery and then by veteran’s name. The records cover the time period from the earliest territorial time to 1966.
These records were compiled by the Military Records Section of the Utah State Historical Society. Form letters were sent to the next of kin of deceased veterans and the information returned was transcribed onto printed cards. This process began about 1957 and continued until 1970. Beginning in 1969 the information returned was entered directly into a database and the transcribing of information onto cards was abandoned the following year. The database continued to grow and information formerly on cards was entered into the database until 1986. In 1990 the existing cards (and some form letters) were microfilmed and subsequently destroyed. The collection published here is derived from microfilming completed in 1966 and therefore excludes any of the subsequent additions to the collection. The records identify thousands of men buried in Utah who had served in the United States military.
These records were compiled to track veteran burial locations to assist veterans’ families in obtaining grave markers and help veterans’ organizations to place flags on graves on Decoration Day (later designated Memorial Day). The records are fairly reliable considering that they were compiled from responses to a form letter. A helpful article about this collection is Judith W. Hansen " Records of Veterans Buried in Utah." Crossroads 4 (March 2008): 87-92. FS Library 973 D25gj.
Related Collections Utah State Archives
- Veteran's burial locations cards and forms. Series 5339
- Veterans' burial locations Series 8490
- Military Death Certificates, 1941-1953 Series 3769
- Military separation forms and benefit records, 1917-1979 Series 2794
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of veteran
- Rank and Serial number
- Military unit in which served
- Branch
- Date and place of enlistment
- Date and place of discharge
- Date and place of birth
- Date and place of death
- City and county of burial
- Cemetery and plot location
- Next of kin including name, address, and relationship (often blank)
Collection Content
Sample Image
1927 Veteran Burial Record
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah - Inventory
Collection Details
"Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City.
