I forward this with a warning...I saw this on another list but when someone tried to check it out, the VA denied it or the records dept in MO denied it...so I'm not sure how true this is...Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Louise Kohl Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:17 AM To: coats@hotmail.com Subject: 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. End of PRICE-D Digest V01 Issue #3 **********************************<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>
Charlotte: I had heard this same thing, but when I called them (a long time ago), they told me mine had not been burned. I got the copies I needed. John * Charlotte wrote: > I forward this with a warning...I saw this on another list but when someone tried to check it out, the VA denied it or the records dept in MO denied it...so I'm not sure how true this is...Char > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Louise Kohl > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:17 AM > To: coats@hotmail.com > Subject: 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. > > End of PRICE-D Digest V01 Issue #3 > **********************************<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> > > ==== COATES Mailing List ====