In 1973 ,a fire at the National Personnel Records Center NPRC in St. Louis , Missouri , destroyed the records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army and Air Force during certain periods of time .You can find out if your records may have been destroyed in this fire , and how to reconstruct your records to support a VA disability compensation claim.
Do you know if your records were destroyed in the 1973 NPRC fire in St. Louis?
yes, I was in the Army and I think they are gone but not sure.
Your records may have been destroyed in the fire if you were discharged from the Army between November 1 , 1912 , and January 1 , 1960 .The fire destroyed 80% of the records held for Veterans discharged from the Army during this time period .