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.