File:Fighting the Fire at Southeast Corner of Building 100 during the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri.jpg

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English: Firefighters work on the fire at the southeast corner of Building 100 of the National Personnel Records Center in 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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