This is a guide to personnel records and genealogical resources for South Carolinians involved in military service during World War I and World War II. Please note that there is more information available on the general history the wars, as well as material on the effects of the wars locally. For sources on background history for World Wars I and II in South Carolina, check the catalog or ask for help at the South Carolina Room main desk.
Books
| SCR 940.4 Official | Official Roster of South Carolina: Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. World War 1917-18 |
| SCR 359.75 Hamer | Charleston Reborn: A Southem City, Its Navy Yard, and World War II. (Hamer explores the effects of the war in Charleston, and he also discusses individual workers and their families, which may provide genealogical information). |
| SCR 940.54 Official | Official Roster of South Carolina: Servicemen and Servicewomen. World War Two. 1941-9146 |
| SCR 940.54 Seventee | 17,500 Charleston Men of Military Are Listed by Name and Number |
| SCR 940.54 Young | Young American Patriots. World War II: South Carolina |
| SCR 940.5481 World | World War Two Veterans: Florence County |
| SCR 975.791 Cupp | North Area Scrapbook Collection Index. (This is an index of articles on North Charleston by local researcher Ruth Cupp. They feature information about local war workers, soldiers, and civilians in WWII. Ask at SCR Desk for the actual collection.) |
Internet: Ancestry.com
The library has a subscription to Ancestry.com, a genealogical database, that patrons can use free of charge while in the South Carolina Room. The site is name searchable. The following is a list of individual databases on Ancestry.com for World War II research.
- 'World War Two and Korean Veterans Interred OveIseas.'
- 'WWII Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, l94l-1954.'
- 'WWII Prisoners of War, 194G1946.'
- 'WWII Young American Patriots, 1941-1945.'
- 'Aircraft Carrier Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949.'