Do you mean World War II? I did not know that the World War I records had burned. My husband's burned too. This was for World War II. His for after the war also burned. We were able to get reconstructed ones for World War II. They never could do the ones afterwards. Send the form to NARA. Put every little bit of information that you know about him in there. Especially where he lived when he enlisted or was drafted if you know or if you do not guess at it and say he might have lived there. Do the same for his residences after the war. Cities and counties are good even if you do not know the street address. Put in the name of his wife (s). Was he ever treated in a Veteran's Hospital or could he have been? If you have any idea where he served (France, Italy, South Pacific) put that in. There are not enough spaces on the form for all this but either attach it or write outside the spaces. They can reconstruct most of them. If you have not done this try it. Otherwise, go to the County Clerk or Recorder's Office in the county in which he lived when he was discharged and ask if they have a copy. Some do, some don't. Could he have belonged to the VFW or American Legion? That might be a source too. If he is still living, he needs to sign for the records. If he has passed away it is best to send some kind of proof of his death. You can not obtain records for living veterans. Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg & Heather Lindholm" <gh_lindholm@earthlink.net> To: <NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:01 PM Subject: [NY-Mil] World War I records > Could any one tell me if where I can look for World War I records for my > grandfather Leon L. Ross who served in the Army during WWI and whose records > were burned in the fire in 1973? I had heard that some records had copies > made and towns kept them. I also wondered if the DAR could possibly have > his records. I know he enlisted in Glens Falls, NY. Any and all help would > be appreciated! Thank you in advance for your time. > Heather Lindholm > >