Military Records

Below are various military records. If you have additions, please let us know by using the contact information in the footer.

Bussey American Legion Post #505

This link points to three record sets from this location: WW I Veterans, WW II Gold Star Men, and WW II Veterans.

Civil War Volunteers from Lake Prairie Area>

This list comes from Souvenir History of Pella, pp. 132-135.

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

This is a list of names and burial locations for Marion County people who served in the Union army and were buried in this county.

GAR posts in Marion County

From FamilySearch.org, this page lists the 8 Grand Army Republic (GAR) posts that we created in Marion County. Details for each post will be added as time permits, but links have been added to the data at FamilySearch.

Civil War Pensioners in Marion County as of 1883

Based on a Senate resolution of 8 Dec 1882, the List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 was produced. In volume III, pages 755-758, the list for Marion County, Iowa was given. Here, the list is transcribed.

Spanish American War Veterans Buried in Marion County

On this page, you can learn more about the Spanish-American War. One of the sources lists those veterans (found thus far) from this war who were buried in Iowa. Here, we list those who are buried in Marion County.

World War I Honor Roll

This is a list of names on the Marion County World War I Honor Roll (casualties) at the Iowa State Historical Society

War Bonds

This describes the War Bonds sold in Marion County in 1918.

World War II Army Casualties

This list of World War II Army Casualties from Marion County comes from the National Archives.

U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean Conflict

This comes from the National Archives and consists of people from Marion County who died during the Korean Conflict.

U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War

This comes from the National Archives and consists of people from Marion County who died during the Vietnam War.