Remember also that this fire was ONLY for the Army and Air Force records, not the Navy and Marine ones as they are kept at a different location. Also, if a person was entered and being treated in the VA hospitals then many of these records had been removed prior to the fire and were later found at the VA -- so just have them check again (as stated in original message). Judy M. At 09:08 AM 7/14/1999 -0700, you wrote: >I received this message on another list but I thought it was quite >interesting. > >--------- Forwarded message ---------- > >The following was printed in Lucas Co., IA, July 1999 Newsletter: >"Pension Files Found >Over a hundred boxes of pension records that date back to the >"Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Seminole War" were recently >found at the National Archives. None of these have ever been indexed or >microfilmed. They are arranged by account number and are being >published >in American Genealogy Magazine by Datatrace System, PO Box 1587, >Stephenville, Texas." > >"Veterans Records Discovered >Some 10 million duplicate of 20th century military records thought to >have been destroyed in the 1973 fire have been found by the Veterans >Administration. If you have been told the records you need were burned >in >that fire, you may want to write again to: National Personnel Records, >GSA 9700 Page Blvd. St. Louis, MO." > >