If the vet received service from the VA there is a record. It may not give the information you are seeking though. The URL is impossibly LONG!. Just use a search engine for "Veterans Administration Records." Do not use this e-mail link for benefits, genealogy, or Service medical records questions. Access the National Archives and Records Administration (archives.gov) for alternate record sources with questions pertaining to military records. The admissions records are not specific or detailed medical documents, but summarized information indexed by military service number. They contain limited medical treatment information, but diagnosis, type of operation, and dates/places of treatment or hospitalization are frequently included. Although no names are shown, patients are identified by military service number and certain personal data including age, race, sex and place of birth. THESE RECORDS ARE NOT DUPLICATES OF THE ORIGINAL MEDICAL TREATMENT FILES LOST IN THE 1973 FIRE AT NPRC (MPR). They were created using data sampling techniques for statistical purposes. Therefore, the listings are not complete and many admissions were skipped during the sampling process. Nevertheless, the information is useful as proof to support certain benefit claims. Ellen Nannette <nannette_478@yahoo.com> wrote: >If you receive a statement from the St.Louis Dept of Records with only a service date ex: because many were lost to fire...Would a local V.A. have any more data on the deceased? >I'd like to get my fathers service records to see where all he was & ranks from 1937-1955. >Nannette __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455