United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name index to Army Serial Number Enlistment Card Records, excluding officers, in the United States Army including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps circa 1938-1946. The index is part of Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. This index is not complete and may contain scanning errors. Database courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. In August of 2013, the National Archives replaced the ARC – Archival Research Catalog - with the OPA – Online Public Access. ARC identifiers will still work to access the collections in OPA.
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United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection is a name index to Army Serial Number Enlistment Card Records, which covers the years 1938-1946, excluding officers, in the United States Army including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps circa 1938-1946. The index is part of Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. This index is not complete covering about nine million men and women and may contain scanning errors. Database courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. 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
- Date of enlistment
- Place of enlistment
- Race
- Citizenship
- Birth year and place
- Education level
- Civilian occupation
- Marital status
- Rank
- Army branch
- Army component
- Serial number
Collection Content
Sample of indexed information:
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Finding Aid
A finding aid for this collection is available at United States, National Archives, World War II Casualty Records.
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 October 2025. Citing NARA NAID 1263923. College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002.
