World Vital Records does not offer a significant number of military records.
GenealogyBank offers only an indexed digitization of the U.S. Serial Set, which does contain some information about military service, but is mainly lists ans not the equivalent of what is offered elsewhere.
| Revolutionary War | Ancestry | Footnote | Free |
| Service Records | Yes CD offer |
Yes | |
| Pension Index | Partial | Yes | |
| Pension Apps | No | Yes, full files | HQ(Select files) Review by Dick Eastman |
| D.A.R. | Lineage Books | No | D.A.R. Patriot Look up Service |
| Rev. War Prize Captured Vessels | No | Yes | No |
| 1840 census of pensioners | Yes, and census records also available | No |
Beine. Online Revolutionary War Indexes and Records. A Genealogy Guide
| War of 1812 | Ancestry | Footnote | Free |
| Service Records | Yes | ||
| Pension Index | |||
| Pension Apps | No | No | No |
| Prize Cases | No | Yes |
Beine. Online War of 1812 Indexes and Records: A Genealogy Guide
| Civil War | Ancestry | Footnote | WVR | GenBank | Free |
| Service Records | Confederate | CWS&S | |||
| Pension Index/applications | |||||
| Military bounty land warrents |
Beine. Online Civil War Indexes and Records: A. Genealogy Guide.
| WWI | Ancestry | Footnotes | WVR | GenBank | Free |
| Service Records | Yes | ||||
| Draft Registration | Yes (free) | ||||
| WWII | Ancestry | Footnotes | WVR | GenBank | Free |
| Service Records | |||||
| Draft Registration | |||||
WWI Draft Registration Cards:
-- World War I Draft Registration Cards: Online indexes and Finding Aids Plus Microfilm Research Guide.