On March 19, 2009 Ancestry.com held a webinar on military questions.
Patricia S. asked “When can we expect more Naval records–specifically for WWII?” Right now, we have several significant collections of naval records online. Information about many sailors who served early in the 19th century can be found in this database. An index to the pension records of those who served in the Navy during the Civil War is available here. Specific to World War II, we have images of the muster rolls for the men who served on aircraft carriers. Over time, we will add muster rolls for sailors who served on other naval vessels during World War II and we will be digitizing at the Naval Library in Washington, DC the cruise books (similar to yearbooks) that were often published at the conclusions of long voyages, containing pictures of the men on the ship and information about them. [Ancestry.com Blog]
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