For more information regarding the fire see http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/fire-1973.html . Joel >From: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> >To: INMARION-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: INMARION-L-request@rootsweb.com >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 > > >==== INMARION Mailing List ==== >Check out the Marion County InGenWeb site at <a >href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmarion/index.html"> Marion County, >Indiana GenWeb</a>