Several days ago I posted a message about getting copies of Final Discharge Papers of a veteran of WWII whose records were destroyed during a fire at the NRPC in St. Louis during 1973. I received many replies and much needed assistance. Because many veterans don't know where to get these papers, here's a few hints: * County Court House, where the veteran lived at the time of entry into service * State Historical Records Office, where the veteran lived at the time of entry into service For a internet listing of state historical record coordinators: http://www/nara.gov/nara/nhprc/statcoor.html IN NC: NORTH CAROLINA Jeffrey J. Crow Director Division of Archives & History Department of Cultural Resources 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 919-733-7305 E-mail: [email protected] *State Unemployment Compensation Office (if a claim for unemployment was filed) * US Civil Service Commisson, Bureau of Retirement and Insurance (if retired from Federal employment) *Employer to whom a record of military service may have been furnished *Nearest VA Regional Office (if a claim for VA benefits of any kind was ever filed) Internet site for the VA: http://www.va.gov * State Adjutants General (if any service was performed in the National Guard) *Social Security Administration (if a claim for old age, survivor's, or disability insurance benefits has been filed and the service involved was from September 7, 1939 to the present) *Railroad Retirement Board (If a claim for railroad retirement or survivor's benefits was filed) *Veterans organizations to which the servie member belonged (American Legion, etc.) Pat