Learn how to research World War II records for any branch of the military in this informative program. Presented by Genealogist Jennifer Holick.
A fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis in 1973 destroyed approximately 80% of the Army Air Corps and National Guard records. This is not the end of the research possibilities for these soldiers. Many alternative record sources exist to reconstruct service history for these branches. Regardless of service branch many records exist to tell your soldier sailor or Marine's story.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
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