From: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss(a)mindspring.com>
To: INMARION-L(a)rootsweb.com
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Subject: [MARION COUNTY, IN] WWI Service Records
Helen and others,
Records for U.S. Army officers who separated after June 30, 1917, and
enlisted personnel who separated after October 31, 1912 are held at the
National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. However due to a fire
in 1973 around 80% of the records between 1917 (Officers) or 1912
(Enlisted) up to 1956 were destroyed. So most of all WWI and WWII service
records were destroyed. You might get lucky and find your ancestor's
records survived, but the odds are against you.
Joel
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