How to Add a Military Service Record

If you are entering a new decedent or updating an existing decedent record for a person who was in the military you may want to mark them as a veteran by add a service record to his or her deceased profile. Follow the steps below to add a new military record. 

Step 1 

Log into webCemeteries Management.

Step 2

Search by deceased record for the decedent you'd like to add a military record, or add a new deceased record to navigate to the decedent's profile page. 

Step 3

On the left side of the page under the profile photo, you will see a navigation menu. Click "Military" to jump down to the military portion of the page, or scroll down via the right hand side scroll bar. 

Step 4

Click "Add Service Record" to add a new service record. 

Step 5

Select a branch from the drop down list. Any default branches have "United States" in front of them. They come with a preset list of ranks based on that branch of the service and they are listed in ranking order. For example, if we select the United States Army National Guard, we will see a list of ranks only for the Army National Guard in ranking order.

Mandatory!

You must select a rank from the list in order to save a military record. If you do not know the rank please select "Unknown."

Step 6

After you've selected a Branch and Rank, you may select a Conflict from the list, or enter a State, Regiment or Company. From there, you may decide to toggle on the Prisoner of War, Missing in Action or Killed in Action toggles. 

Step 7

You may also enter any comments about this person's military service. Be sure to click "Save" in the bottom right corner of the page before navigating away from this page. 

Add a Custom Branch/Rank

If you need to add a service record for a person who served in a foreign military or another form of military beyond the default list, follow this How to Guide for How to Add Custom Branches and Ranks.