Today’s post is written by Judy Luis-Watson, volunteer coordinator at Archives II in College Park, Maryland. During World War I (WWI), more than 12,000 American Indians served in the armed forces of the United States.  In the army, their many roles included serving as gunners, snipers, patrol workers, messengers, scouts, medical personnel, radio operators, as [...]

“What records do you have here?” is a common question we are asked everyday at Archives I.  This post — Part 3 of a 3-part series — provides a brief description of the civilian agency records one can find at our facility in Washington, DC.  Part 1, Army [records at AI], and Part 2, Navy/Maritme [records [...]