Here's the website for the Records Center in St Louis.
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html
In their site is also the story of the 1973 fire and the records you might
be referring to, found at this link
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpralts.html
Happy Hunting,
Dennis O'Connor
-----Original Message-----
From: Rayfield, Robert S Jr Mr DUSA-IA/ANTEON <RayfieldRS@hqda.army.mil>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Burned Records found
>Mr. McHugh,
>I have checked with my POC at the Retirements and Separations Branch,
>Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps to check this story out, and they are
saying
>that there have not been any records found. We need to check this out
>further.
>
>I did forward your orig traf to all of my military friends - but one of
them
>wrote back and said I should confirm, so I called HQMC and got below reply.
>Can you check your sources, as this may be a cruel hoax someone is pulling
>on us. We should confirm before we inform our retired friends and
colleagues
>further.
>
>I did write Am Legion, and have yet gotten no response from them.
>
>Thanks -
>Stew Rayfield
>Maj USMC (Ret)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hanscom LtCol Steven M
>Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 4:58 PM
>To: 'RayfieldRS@hqda.army.mil'
>Cc: Rathbun GM15 James P; Hicks GS12 William A
>Subject: LOST ST LOUIS RECORDS RECOVERED
>
>
>Stew
>
>
>HQMC Records Branch has contacted their sources at the VA and St Louis.
>There is no knowledge on their part of records being found; particularly in
>the numbers from your email. Years ago some data relating to limited Army
>medical studies was turned over to hopefully allow some limited/partial
>reconstruction for a very few people.
>
>Steve
>
>LtCol Steve Hanscom
>Deputy, Separation and Retirement Branch (MMSR) @ HQMC
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas M Mc Hugh [mailto:tmmchugh@juno.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 1:33 PM
>To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
>Subject: Re: [MV] Burned Records found
>
>
>This notice might help many Veterans or their families gain benefits to
>which they were entitled. This is not actually a military vehicle
>notice, but, this list has more contacts to the persons that need this
>information.
>
>I hope each of you can pass the info on quickly. Our WW II Veterans
>might need medical care now.
>
>Thank you all.
>
>
>I wish to pass on the information that I just received through the
> SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION NEWSLETTER.
>
> I Quote:
>
> "LOST MILITARY RECORDS RECOVERED"
>
> The VA has reported discovering 10 million duplicates of 20 Century
> Military Records. These records were thought to have been
> destroyed in a 1973 fire which wiped out most Army records from 1912
> to 1960 and most Air Force records from 1947 to 1964. If you need
> records that you were told were burned, you may contact
>
> Veterans Personnel Records
> GSA
> St. Louis, MO 63132
>
> I'm sure all of us have met someone at one time or another whose
> records couldn't be found due to the fire in St. Louis. Please
> pass this along to any and all you know who might need the
> information.
>
> I hope this will assist a veteran or their families.
>
>Thomas M McHugh, NJ
>U S Army Retired
>52 M38A1
>MVPA, MTA
>
>
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