Aesopmom, Try the courthouse. When Dad got home from WWII he had his discharge papers recorded at his local courthouse.....of course he was clerk and master at the time. We also found quite few records in Atlanta from his arguments with the VA. Ben Herron -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 11:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCMECKLE] Obtaining Copies of Military Discharge papers Today, in reply to my Request Pertaining to Military Record, I received a letter from National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis MO that 80% of all Army records were destroyed in a 1973 fire - including the one I had requested. There was a personal note attached from R. J. O'Neill to call and he would "try to help." Has anyone out there tried to get copies of records and succeeded? How involved is it? I have a service number and a vague idea of date entered into service, that is all.