In 1973 fire ravaged the National Personnel Records Center in the suburbs of St. Louis. Stored in the facility were millions of service records belonging to men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States. The fire destroyed an estimated 80 percent of the records...
As I was sitting in a car being driven through Chicago en route from Rhode Island to Minnesota, reading compiled military service records and pension files for five Civil War veterans pulled from the collections of the National Archives by a researcher in Washington, DC, and sent to me...
From the American Revolution to the present, Americans have served their country through military and patriotic service. The records they created are a cornerstone of family history research As we once again approach our nation’s birthday celebration on July 4, it’s a great time to review the contributions of...
