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2009-07-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Those had to have been secondary records, as most of the primary veterans records were destroyed in a fire in 1973.

My personnel section was trying to reconstruct a soldier's record when he decided to return to active duty. We dutifully sent off the request for files to receive a reply back they were destroyed in the Great Fire. The problem was the individual separated from service on his previous tour in 1975, years after the fire.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-07-09 11:57|| 2009-07-09 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't the big fire turn out to be not so big. I wanted to look at the records of my ancestors who fought in WWI and even WWII. Can these records usually be found or are they indeed lost in the fire?

Posted by Penguin 2009-07-09 16:18|| 2009-07-09 16:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Disregard my question. I should have checked wikipedia first.

Posted by Penguin 2009-07-09 16:21|| 2009-07-09 16:21|| Front Page Top

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