Military Records

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This record group includes all records created by the federal government which can be accessed at the South Dakota State Archives.

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This series consists of one folder of military duty lists from 1889 to 1894. Lists contain the names, ages, and hometowns of all persons liable to perform military duty in Davison County.

Scope and Contents This series contains lists of persons in Codington County liable to perform military service per South Dakota state law (includes each person’s name, address, and age) and registers of persons enlisted or inducted into military service for the years 1893-1918.This series contains lists of persons in Codington County liable to perform military service per South Dakota state law (includes each person’s name, address, and age) and registers of persons enlisted or inducted into...

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This series contains an original and a negative microfilm rolls of military service records dated 1945 for World War II service members. Counties represented in this series includes: Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, and Clark counties.

Scope and Contents Contains lists of persons in McCook County liable to perform military service under South Dakota state law (Chapter 117, Section 1, Session Laws of 1893; Chapter 185, Section 2, Session Laws of 1903) for the years 1889-1920. Each list corresponds to a single township or village and each entry includes the person’s name, post office address, and age. Later lists may also include the length and character of the individual’s military training or service. Some years also include registers of...

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This series consists of records filed with the McPherson County Auditor between 1891 and 1927 and includes election ballots; tax levy notices; animal bounties and estray notices; commission meeting minutes; applications, petitions, licenses and permits submitted to/granted by the County Board of Commissioners; military service eligibility lists and service reports; and retail druggists reports.