BYU students use genealogy research to find families of missing veterans
November 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM MT · via ABC4 Utah · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Brigham Young University students are using genealogical research skills to help identify relatives of American service members missing from past wars, according to ABC4. The effort has been ongoing for nearly a decade and continues this Veterans Day.
The students work with military agencies to trace family lines of soldiers killed in combat whose remains have been recovered but whose families have not been located. The project connects BYU's institutional emphasis on family history research with veterans' affairs.
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