Series 3769

Division of Archives and Records Service Military death certificates, i 1941-1953.

1.00 cubic foot and 3 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

These are death certificates for United States soldiers killed overseas during World War II and the Korean War whose bodies were sent to Utah for reburial.

Scope and Content

These are death certificates for United States soldiers killed overseas during World War II and the Korean War whose bodies were sent to Utah for reburial. Even though these certificates were filed long after the date of death, it was necessary by law to obtain a death certificate before burial. They were issued by the Federal Security Agency to be filed at Utah's Bureau of Vital Statistics and they were accompanied by a federal health permit number which allowed shipment and burial in the United States. Included on each certificate is the following information: place of death; usual residence; name of deceased; date of death; sex; color; marital status; birth date; age; birthplace; usual occupation; citizen status; name of father and mother; name of spouse; social security number; name of informant; health permit number; indication as to whether this was a burial, cremation, or removal; date certificate was filed; name of cemetery; registrar's signature, and funeral director'ssignature. Although there is a place to indicate cause of death, most informants do not detail the actual cause but have written instead the name of the war in which the deceased had fought.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.
This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.
Copies of these records are located at Ancestry.com View Online.
Copies of these records are located at Familysearch.org View Online.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by M. Call in March 1999. It was digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 2005 and an electronic index of names was created from the images by Utah State Archives volunteer Judie Huff in 2010, to enable online access.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: A name index is available. View index.

Related Material

Military separation forms and benefit records from the Division of Archives and Records Service, Series 2794, contain more information on war service.
Veterans' burial locations cards and forms from the Division of Archives and Records Service, Series 5339, contain grave locations for veterans
Veterans' burial locations from the Division of Archives and Records Service, Series 8490, contain grave locations for veterans
Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, include death certificates for all individuals who died in Utah.

Container List

ReelBoxFolderDescription
1111941; Dec- 1942; Dec
1121943; Jan-Jun
1131943; Jul-Dec
1141944; Jan-Feb
1151944; Mar-Apr
1161944; May
1171944; Jun
1181944; Jul
1191944; Aug
11101944; Sept
11111944; Oct
11121944; Nov
11131944; Dec 1-14
11141944; Dec 15-31
11151945; Jan -Feb 5
21161945; Feb 5-14
21171945; Feb 16-28
21181945; Mar 1-15
21191945; Mar 17-31
21201945; Apr 1-15
21211945; Apr 16-30
21221945; May
21231945; Jun-Dec
21241946; Jan-Jun
31251950; Jul-Dec
31261951; Feb-Dec
31271952; Jan-Nov
31281953; Mar-Oct