Finding Overseas Military Burials Using the American Battle Monuments Commission

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The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) maintains burial and memorial records for U.S. service members who died outside the United States, primarily during:

  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Korean War

If a U.S. service member died overseas and was not returned home, the ABMC is often the only centralized burial record available.

For genealogists, the ABMC database is essential for:

  • locating overseas burials
  • identifying memorialized (missing) service members
  • confirming military unit information
  • discovering next-of-kin data

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