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The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, [1] also known as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC) in the St. Louis suburb of Overland, Missouri, from July 12–16, 1973. The fire destroyed some 16 million to 18 million official U.S. military personnel records.
The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke billowing from the top floor of the Military Personnel Records Center; bits of paper wafting through ...
The National Personnel Records Center fire was a catastrophic fire at the records building in St. Louis that burned for more than four days in July 1973 and ultimately destroyed 16 to 18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF). [12]
The July 12, 1973, fire consumed an estimated 16 to 18 million personnel files, the vast majority covering the period just before World War I through 1963. The loss of records has forced veterans ...
The National Personnel Records Center(s) (NPRC) is an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration, created in 1966. It is part of the United States National Archives federal records center system and is divided into two large Federal Records Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Valmeyer, Illinois.
Since Wilmington was founded nearly 300 years ago in 1733, fires have made their mark on the city numerous times.
This explosion has become a classic incident, studied in fire department training programs worldwide. July 12 – 1973 National Archives Fire: A major fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
July 12–16 – National Archives Fire in St. Louis, Missouri. [87] July 24 – Fire at the Esplanade hotel in Oban, Scotland killed 10 tourists. The fire was thought to be caused by a discarded cigarette. August 2 – Summerland disaster in Douglas, Isle of Man, killed 50. [88] September 1 – Hotel Hafnia fire, Copenhagen, Denmark, killed 35 ...