Military service

Question

I have several family members that served in the military Vietnam, Korea, World War II, I think World War I, Revolutionary War, Civil War, War of 1812, and French and Indian War.  Is there a way to Mark these and if I know if they have metals to put those in for instance my brother was a Marine and fought in Vietnam, he has a purple heart and I believe a silver star.

Answer 1

Several ways to do so.

You can add a military recognition template to their profiles.

You can add categories to recognize their service during a particular conflict or time period.

You can add categories to recognize their awards or medals.

Let me look those up and I'll add additional detail below.

Comments

Here's a good starting point:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Military_and_War

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Another useful page:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:World_War_II_Resource_page

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OK - found it. The Veteran Recognition template is:

{{Veteran Recognition}}

Details on how it can be used are here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:Veteran_Recognition

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Awards can be hunted down here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Personal_Decorations%2C_US_Military_Decorations

For example, Purple Heart is here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Purple_Heart

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Almost forgot, you can also get WW II categories (like United States Army, World War II) from here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:United_States_of_America%2C_World_War_II

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Other wars can be found in a similar manner. Starting here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:United_States_Military_History