Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

Source Information

Maryland Veterans of Color in the First World War

Military • 1,646 Records • Uploaded May 22, 2024

This source was derived from two volumes of Maryland in the World War 1917-1919, published by the Maryland War Records Commission in 1933. Records include veterans of the First World War who were denoted as "colored" and were either living or born in one of the Eastern Shore counties. Abbreviations are used within the records and a key can be found on page 251 of volume 1 (located in the Nabb Center at D 570.85.M3 A4 1933).

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Fields Included

The list below shows the data fields included in this source. If a field is marked as Indexed, it is searchable.

  • Name of Serviceman Indexed
  • Address Indexed
  • Date of Birth (or Age)
  • Inducted (date) and Ranks Indexed
  • Service Information Indexed
  • Discharge and Other Information Indexed
  • Notes Indexed
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