WORLD WAR II REFERENCE/RESEARCH RESOURCES
United States Government
| Since it is unlikely that HyperWar will ever publish all the records and publications of the United States Government pertaining to World War II, we offer here a selection of resources to help the reader conduct his/her own research. --HyperWar |
Guides to Records in the National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives and Record Administration, Federal Records of World War II, Vol. II: Military Agencies (Washington, DC: Government Publishing Office, 1951)
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Military Service Records at the National Archives
Finding Aids:
- Selected Finding Aids Related to NARA's World War II Holdings
- Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments in the Regiognal Archives {art of Record Group 181 (Special List 58)
- Bradsher, Greg. Japanese War Crimes and Related Topics: A Guide to Records at the National Archives (pdf)
Reference Information Pamphlets:
- Audiovisual Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to World War II, comp. by Barbara Burger, William Cunliffe, Jonathan Heller, William T. Murphy, and Les Waffen (rev. 1992), 92 pp.
- Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II: "The American Soldier" Surveys, comp. by Ben DeWhitt and Heidi Ziemer (rev. 2007), 34 pp. Describes a large set of opinion surveys conducted among Army personnel during the war by the Army Research Branch of the Army Service Forces.
- World War II Records in the Cartographic and Architectural Branch of the National Archives comp. by Daryl Bottoms (1992), 87 pp. Primarily relate to World War II military activities. Some other records are included. Dates of records: 1939-45
- Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II: American Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees, comp. by Ben DeWhitt and Jennifer Davis Heaps (rev. 2008), 181 pp. Covers records pertaining to both American military personnel who were captured by Axis forces and American civilians who were detained by the Axis forces during World War II.
- Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II: American Military Casualties and Burials, comp. by Ben DeWhitt (1993), 61 pp. Covers records pertaining to individuals serving in the U.S. military services or contracted by the services as civilian employees who were casualties of World War II. The term casualties refers both to those who were wounded and recovered and those who died.
- Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II: Military Awards and Decorations, comp. by Benjamin L. DeWhitt (rev. 2007), 52 pp. Covers records pertaining to individuals serving in the U.S. military services who received awards and decorations from those services. Dates of records: 1941-45
- Presidential Libraries Holdings Relating to Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, comp. by Dale C. Mayer (rev.2007), 114 pp. Covers World War II, Korea, The Cold War, the Vietnam era, and the Pueblo incident. Includes personal papers of the Presidents and Presidential records.
- Records of Military Agencies Relating to African Americans from the Post-World War I Period to the Korean War, comp. by Lisha B. Penn (2000), Revised 2006, 168 pp.
- The Mauthausen Concentration Complex: World War II and Postwar Records. comp. by Amy Schmidt and Gudrun Loehrer (2008), 376 pp.
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