Ellis: I agree about the fire in St Louis but did that fire also destroy the troop ship records , etc? If not , when were those records destroyed? Jessie, CA

Here is what it says about destroying the troop ship records on this website http://troopships.pier90.org/crossings/1945.htm "The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." (Sorry, but there was no word on why the records were destroyed.) Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings." On 5/22/06, JbarL@aol.com <JbarL@aol.com> wrote: > > Ellis: > > I agree about the fire in St Louis but did that fire also destroy the > troop > ship records , etc? > If not , when were those records destroyed? > > Jessie, CA > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international > list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and > what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you > give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >