United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains the names of Army personnel who lost their lives (killed in action, died of wounds or died of disease) while serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The lists include those who either enlisted in the National Guard or Regular Army or were inducted into the National Army (Selective Service). Original records are housed at The National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, Records of the Adjutant Generals Office NAID identifier 1726747.

Related National Archives Collections

Finding Aids

• Card Register of Burials of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917-1922 - National Archives Catalog Browse Images
• Burial Reports, 1919-1920 - National Archives Catalog Browse images
• United States, National Archives, RG 59, Applications of the Wives of Members of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe Browse Images
• United States, National Archives World War I Casualty, Burial and Cemetery Records Browse Images

• Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General Record Group 92
• Correspondence, Reports, Telegrams, Applications, and Other Papers Relating to Burials of Service Personnel, 1/1/1915 - 12/31/1939
• Initial Burial Plats for World War I American Soldiers, 1920 - 1920 Images
• Card Registers of Confirmed Disinterments and Reburials in the Argonne American Cemetery, 1921 - 1931 RG 92
• Rough Draft Cards Relating to Reburials and Release of Bodies for Private Burials, 1920 - 1931 RG 92

• Records of the American Expeditionary Forces RG 120
• Correspondence Reporting Deaths of American Military Personnel, 1917 - 1919
• Name Files of Men in the American Expeditionary Forces Reported as Missing in Action or Taken Prisoner, 1918 - 1918
• Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Infantry Divisions in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918
• Name Card Index to Casualties in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917 - 1919
• Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Various Organizations in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918
• Records of Camp Hospitals, 1917–1919. RG 20. Nos. 1-16, 18-112, 114-115, and 117-122
• Records of Base Hospitals, 1917–1919 RG 20. Nos. 1-142, 144-165, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 234, 236, and 238

• Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 407
• Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by State or United States Possession, 1917 - 1919
• General World War I Organization Records Relating to Recruiting, ca. 1910 - 1921 R.G. 407

Graves Registration Services

• The Graves Registration Service was established in August 1917 and was responsible for maintaining a burial registration system and the acquiring of land in France for cemeteries.
• Knapp, Michael G., and Constance Potter. Here Rests in Honored Glory: World War I Graves Registration Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 23. (Summer 1991): 190–4. (FS Library book 973 B2p.)

Digital Books

• Location of Graves and Disposition of Bodies of American Soldiers Who Died Overseas
• A Report of the Secretary of War on American Military Dead Overseas. May 1920

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

Information found in this collection may include:

• The soldier's name
• Serial Number
• Rank
• Organization they were assigned to at the time of their death
• Date of death

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1918 South Dakota

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  1917-9 Louisiana

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - Inventory

Coverage Table

The following table show the number of records per state included in this collection as of 30 August 2018.