FamilySearch Records Update: New Indexed Record Collections from WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War

Geoff Rasmussen

09 Aug 2013

FamilySearch has recently added more than 43.6 million indexed records and images from BillionGraves, Italy, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 10 new indexed war records collections, including: the United States, World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941–1945, collection, the United States, Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950–1957, collection, and the United States, Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956–1998, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
BillionGraves Index	393,089	393,089	Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Italy, Cuneo, Saluzzo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1942	0	623,212	Added images to an existing collection.
Italy, Pola and Trieste, Catholic Church Records, 1593–1941	0	13,143	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820–1891	461,040	0	Added index records to an existing collection.
United States, American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, 1950–1953	4,714	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961–1981	70,010	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956–1998	58,965	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906–1991	26,212	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942–1946	109,368	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950–1957	33,642	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950–1953	109,961	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War, 1950–1954	4,447	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956–2003	58,230	0	New indexed record collection.
United States, Public Records Index	41,290,300	0	Added index records to an existing collection.
United States, World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941–1945	29,879	0	New indexed record collection.