Finding Soldiers of "Other Wars"

• Soldiers Who Died in the Vietnam War: Gaston County
  Go to: http://gastonlibrary.libguides.com/finding-soldiers-of-other-wars/vietnam-war


•  975 .677 CEN NCC. Centennial 1893-1993 : Bessemer City, North Carolina. compiled, written and edited by Charlotte Crawford...[et al.] Charlotte, NC : Walsworth Pub. Co. through Herb Eaton Historical Publications, c1993. Contains list of Bessemer City Vietnam War deceased veterans (as of 1993) on page 158.


• 355 GAS NCC OVER 2014. Saluting Our Veterans: 2014 Veterans Day Special Edition. Gazette Publishing Company.
• A Tribute To Our Heroes. 2017. Veterans Day Special Edition. The Gaston Gazette/The Shelby Star


• A list of resources on the Vietnam War from the National Archives.
  Go to: http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/
•  The National Archives has series of Vietnam War records, listed chronologically.
  Go to: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR28


• Virtual Wall’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial is searchable by wall panel, or by the state and city, military unit and last name of the soldier.
  Go to: http://www.virtualwall.org/
• Wall-USA.com’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial is searchable for soldiers.
  Go to: http://thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search


• FamilySearch.org
  • United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2127907?collectionNameFilter=true
  • United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2127916?collectionNameFilter=true
  • Military discharge records and index, 1922-1962, Gaston County, North Carolina (Index and images)
    Select the camera icon to "View the Image"
    Go to: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/300125


• Fold3 has “Vietnam Service Awards”, "Medal of Honor Recipients", "Navy Muster Rolls, 1949-1971", “Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009” (includes portraits, stories, photos, and biographies about sailors, officers, and events), “Photos” (Army, Marine Corps, Navy), "The Pentagon Papers", and “The Vietnam Veterans Memorial” (every-name searchable image)                                                                                                 
  Go to: https://fold3library.proquest.com/barcode?accountid=11047 Log into Fold3 with your library card.


• North Carolina Veterans Oral History Collection contains interviews with military veterans who were born and raised in North Carolina, and who served in the U.S. Armed Forces for any military service, engagement, or war.

• The United States Navy Memorial's Navy Log is the nation's largest publicly available repository of Sea Service personnel. Search by name and branch of service. Also search by duty station, ship, and year.
  Go to: https://www.navymemorial.org/navy-log

Transcription from the Vietnam Memorial in Lineberger Park, Gastonia, North Carolina:

Presented by Gastonia Jaycees - August 15, 1969
"In memory of those young men who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives in Vietnam for their belief and ideals of their country."

Author: Gaston County Public Library
Title: Soldiers Who Died In the Vietnam War: Gaston County
URL: http://gastonlibrary.libguides.com/finding-soldiers-of-other-wars/vietnam-war
Revised: 31 October 2013