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By DANUEL SMITH
Veteran*’ Claim RcpreeentatWe
At least once a month, someone comes into our office to ask a question or file a claim, and the person doesn t have proof of military service. Before you can obtain your veteran s benefits, it is essential to have this proof.
Most of the time, we can obtain duplicates of discharges and medical records, but then sometimes you hear the story about the fire. The truth is, there really was a fire, at the main document storage facility in St. Louis, Mo., in 1973. This fire destroyed some 18 million service records belonging mainly to those who served in the Army between 1912 and 1959. This period, unfortunately, included World Wars I and II, aa well as the Korean War. Another record loss, about one million files, were those of persons serving in the U.S. Air Force between 1947 and 1963. No Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard records were lost.
So what happens if you were one of the unfortunate ones who had your file burned? It can be reconstructed, but it takes time and work. We need any information you might have pertaining to your military service (pay slips, copies of military travel orders, almost anything). And, if none of this can be found? Well, how about letters you wrote home while in service or photos of yourself in uniform, dog tags, news
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