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
Were my records destroyed in the 1973 NPRC fire in St. Louis?
Your records may have been destroyed in the fire if you were discharged from either :s  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
How do they go about Reconstructing your records