<P> The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 , also referred to as the 1973 National Archives fire was a fire that occurred at the United States National Personnel Records Center ( NPRC ) in Overland , Missouri , a suburb of St. Louis , on July 12 , 1973 , striking a severe blow to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States . NPRC , the custodian of military service records , lost approximately 16 -- 18 million official military personnel records as a result of the fire . </P>
<P> The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 , also referred to as the 1973 National Archives fire was a fire that occurred at the United States National Personnel Records Center ( NPRC ) in Overland , Missouri , a suburb of St. Louis , on July 12 , 1973 , striking a severe blow to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States . NPRC , the custodian of military service records , lost approximately 16 -- 18 million official military personnel records as a result of the fire . </P>
when was the fire that destroyed military records
when was the fire that destroyed military records
July 12 , 1973
July 12 , 1973