Utah Military Records Collections The systematic collection of
military records on Utah veterans officially began September 12,
1942 when Governor Maw issued a proclamation creating the
Department of War History and Archives within the Utah State
Historical Society. The proclamation asked Utah citizens to
furnish to the department any documentation on Utah citizens
serving in WWII and designated the new department as the
official repository for such materials. In addition, the
department negotiated an informal agreement with the Selective
Service System and the several branches of the U.S. military to
abstract federal service information onto index cards, and
obtain copies of some actual records. Until 1957, the primary
local repository for Utah military service records was the Utah
Adjutant General’s Office. On March 23, 1957 the Utah State
Legislature officially established the Utah State Archives as a
division within the State Historical Society. They also provided
for the transfer of the Graves Registrati