File:Burned records sliding off shelves onto the floor in a stack area after the fire in Building 100 at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri on July 13, 1973.jpg

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English: Photograph of damage to a stack area after the fire in Building 100. Note the burned records on the floor and the hole in the roof. National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri. July 13, 1973.

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In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed millions of military personnel records. To mark the 50th anniversary, the National Archives created the most comprehensive online collection to date of records, photos from the scene, and academic and agency texts about the event and its aftermath.

Learn more: www.archives.gov/news/topics/2023-nprc-fire-anniversary
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