World War I

I would think much of this information would be found in the reference section of a good library. If they don't have the information, they should be able to guide you to the right place.

The other option would be to find one or some of those ancient historians, or a former professor who retired a long time ago, to talk to you. People like them are sometimes glad to be useful and also relive their teaching days. They too might be able to point you to some reference sources. I think they can be tracked down on the Net.

Sorry I couldn't be any help with the websites.

Good luck!

There was an Evacuation Hospital 13 at Commercy which functioned until 30 November 1918.

The 160th Indiana Regiment Volunteer Infantry fought in the Spanish-American War.

My grandfather served in the First World War. He was in Siberia - part of the Expeditionary force. Not many people know about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia

I think his discharge papers say he was a soldier in Company K of a Texas Cavalry Unit - though I don't know what unit he served with in Russia.

I know you're looking for web sites, but perhaps a local used bookstore might help. Hubby's interested in Verdun, and found in a used bookstore: "A Volunteer Poilu" by Henry Sheathan, published by Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916.

My Grandfather told some interesting stories. I asked him what he was doing there, "Near as I can tell, we was guarding a damn big pile of coal."

Which, now that I google the wickipedia article, makes perfect sense. Also interesting, his birthdate that we all recognized - is NOT the one on his discharge papers. Seems he lied to get in, and fudged his age by two years. So he was sixteen while in Russia.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/Default.aspx have a section on Military Records but you may have to pay. It could give you some general info for free though.

How about the National World War I Museum? There's several links off it too.

this is the only reference I can come up with for the 13th evac hospital

http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/bib/page52030.html

scroll down to last name Hite

if you google "us military service records repository st louis mo" you will get a number of hits that may help.

Although the repository limits who can have access to records, if you can provide written authority from somewhere like the local historical society, that may help. There is also the '62 year rule'. If they were discharged, retired, or died more than 62 years ago some of the record is available publicly.

MM

Just a thought.

Puma, did the States have a public census taken during the war years?

Often a good census official would include a lot of detail re: 'youngest son, xyz, absent with ABD reg in France'