BranchPersonnel and Period    AffectedEstimated Loss

Army         Personnel discharged November   01, 1912 to January 1, 1960   80%

Air Force   Personnel discharged September 25, 1947 to January 1, 1964 *       75%

* (AirForce with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.)

Facts about those "Burned Records"

The Veterans Administration has used that "Burned in the Kansas City fire" excuse for failure to obtain your records.  Other government resources have been known to do the same, but the following is the long and short of it. 

Note:  No USMC or USN records were destroyed,

and all records are basically pre VietNam era.  

If you have this BS laid on you when filing for a claim or benefits,

or medical treatment... lay these facts on them!

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