Indiana World War One Service Cards
The State Archives website has little to
say about this great collection:
"Though the Archives does not
maintain copies of actual DD214’s for veterans of the first World War, service
record cards are available on microfilm. These cards generally offer dates of
service, areas of deployment, and awards and citations."
First off, DD214's did not start until
1950, so you would have a hard time finding one for a WW1 vet [Clue the
Archives! Also see my Post #185]
Secondly, since the Federal Government
managed to burn up about 80% of the Army's WW1 personnel files, these
microfilms may be all you will be able to find on your family servicemen/women.
That fact alone makes them unduly valuable, and the Archives may want to
elaborate a little on their description.
Meanwhile, there are three full file
drawers (401-B-5,6,7) with over a hundred 16mm rolls of alphabetical Indiana
service files for the Army and Marines, and a dozen rolls of service files on
Navy and Coast Guard members.
These rolls are labeled "Old
Filming" and there are a dozen or so 35mm rolls labeled "New
Filming." I don't know why they felt it necessary to re-film, as the old
ones look good to me.
Be aware that, since you have to look
at them on a microfilm reader-printer, it will cost you $1.00 per page for
copies--a real rip off, wouldn't you say?
Here's a sample of what they look
like, with the first two pics the front and back of the Army/Marine card and
the third one the Navy/Coast Guard version (no backside data on the Navy
version, I guess):
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