My neighbor tried to get records on her husband and she was told the same thing. He was in Korea and was injuried. He died at the age of 35 and she wanted the records for her children. She had military connected work with her to no avail. ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NCMECKLE] Obtaining Copies of Military Discharge papers > Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 8:50 PM > > 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.