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* External links to NARA, Find a Grave, newspapers, or published histories

== Photographs ==

== Photographs and documents ==

Create an account, then:

Create an account, then use [[Special:Upload]].

~~# Use [[Special:Upload]]~~

'''Profile photos (infobox portrait)'''

# Name the file <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> (for example <code>Kurt kugelmann.jpg</code>). ~~The infobox picks up a matching file automatically; you can also set <code>|~~photo~~=Filename~~.~~jpg</code> in <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code>~~

# Name the file <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> (for example <code>Kurt kugelmann.jpg</code>).

# ~~State the source and who holds the copyright~~ in the ~~upload summary~~

# On the upload form, confirm the guessed '''Soldier page''' and leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked.

~~# Optional: add~~ <code>~~<nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg~~|~~thumb|caption]]</nowiki>~~</code> ~~under Gallery for extra images~~

# Matching filenames also appear in the infobox automatically even without <code>|photo=</code>.

~~Deleting an uploaded file requires an administrator account~~. ~~Log in~~, ~~then use~~ '''~~Delete~~''' on the file ~~page~~.

'''Other files (PDFs, letters, scans)'''

# PDF, Word, plain text, and TIFF uploads are allowed.

# On the upload form, enter the soldier page and leave '''Add to Gallery''' checked (this is the default for documents).

# The file is listed under that soldier's '''Gallery''' section, not in the infobox.

Do not upload images you do not have permission to share.

For any upload, state the source and copyright in the upload summary. Deleting a file requires an administrator account.

Do not upload images or documents you do not have permission to share.

== New topic pages ==

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 * External links to NARA, Find a Grave, newspapers, or published histories
-== Photographs ==
+== Photographs and documents ==
-Create an account, then:
+Create an account, then use [[Special:Upload]].
-# Use [[Special:Upload]]
+'''Profile photos (infobox portrait)'''
-# Name the file <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> (for example <code>Kurt kugelmann.jpg</code>). The infobox picks up a matching file automatically; you can also set <code>|photo=Filename.jpg</code> in <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code>
+# Name the file <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> (for example <code>Kurt kugelmann.jpg</code>).
-# State the source and who holds the copyright in the upload summary
+# On the upload form, confirm the guessed '''Soldier page''' and leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked.
-# Optional: add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> under Gallery for extra images
+# Matching filenames also appear in the infobox automatically even without <code>|photo=</code>.
-Deleting an uploaded file requires an administrator account. Log in, then use '''Delete''' on the file page.
+'''Other files (PDFs, letters, scans)'''
+# PDF, Word, plain text, and TIFF uploads are allowed.
+# On the upload form, enter the soldier page and leave '''Add to Gallery''' checked (this is the default for documents).
+# The file is listed under that soldier's '''Gallery''' section, not in the infobox.
-Do not upload images you do not have permission to share.
+For any upload, state the source and copyright in the upload summary. Deleting a file requires an administrator account.
+Do not upload images or documents you do not have permission to share.
 == New topic pages ==