How To Find a Deceased Veteran

By Paul Bright

Members of the military service who have died either during service or after separation could be buried anywhere in the world, though many veterans are buried with honors in special cemeteries. If you are looking for deceased veterans, whether active during a war long ago or in a recent conflict, special databases can help you find their final resting place.

Check the obituaries from the veteran's last known location. If the veteran claimed his last known location as his hometown, an obituary may have been published in the local paper, even if he wasn't buried in that community. Local cemeteries in that location may also have him listed.

Look up the veteran in online registries. If she was registered on sites like Military.com's Buddy Finder, her last known location could be there. Some sources, such as the American Veterans Registry, are designed for family members to list their deceased veterans. If the veteran was part of a war or died in combat, he might be registered in that war's military database, such as the Civil War Pension Index.

Search for the veteran's name in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Gravesite Locator (see Resources). If the veteran was buried with honors in a VA National Cemetery, her name would be registered in the locator. The locator can search by name and even by likely burial location, such as the Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery in Maryland or the Beaufort National Cemetery in South Carolina.

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