The Wyoming State Archives has military discharge records, but may not be complete. Most of the discharge records
begin in the early twentieth century; in order to check these records the researcher needs to know the county in
which the ancestor filed for discharge.
The State Adjutant General’s Office has military records as well. For more information, contact the Adjutant General’s
Office, 5500 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82002. The Wyoming State Archives also has Selective Service Cards (1942–46).
Civil War Civil War service records will be found in Nebraska Territory records.
Spanish American War
World War 1 The Wyoming State Archives has records of those killed during World War I and
the records of National Guardsmen from the state.
The WWI Draft Registration Cards (1917–18) are at the National Archives and on microfilm at the Family History
Library.
