I got this from a web site list Maybe someone like my uncle needs to know
about it.
I just HOPE it is true. If so it will sure help some service men. I
have not verified the information but thought maybe someone would want to.
Diana in Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: Cece
To: <CLENDINEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:43 AM
Subject: [CLENDINEN] FYI - Recovered Military Records
> Source: An American Legion Post newsletter in Maryland
>
> "The Veterans Administration has reported discovering 10 million
> duplicates of 20th Century Military Records. These records were thought
> to have been destroyed in a 1973 fire which wiped out most Army records
> from 1912 to 1960 and most Air Force records from 1947 to 1964. If you
> need records that you were told were burned, you may contact: Veterans
> Personnel Records, GSA, St. Louis, MO 63132.