United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991
Partial index to the mortuary's registers of military personnel, canal employees and canal zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary. Acquired from the National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD). The records are from Record Group 185 Records of the Panama Canal. Additional information about this collection may be found on the National Archives website. 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, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1906-1991
This collection contains a partial index to the mortuary's registers of military personnel, canal employees and canal zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary. Acquired from the National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD). The records are from Record Group 185 Records of the Panama Canal. See also ARC Identifier 570981. Additional information about this collection may be found on the National Archives website.
The following seven years are not included in this collection: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1955, 1960, 1965, and 1980. Gorgas Hospital, located in the Panama Canal Zone, was run by the U.S. Army, but is now under Panamanian control.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
Facts found in this collection may include:
- Full name
- Age
- Sex
- Date and place of death
- Burial place
- Estimated birth year
Collection Content
Sample of indexed information:
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 February 2025. Citing NARA NAID 570981. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
