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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 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 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 term "National Personnel Records Center Director" only came into being when the two buildings were administratively (but not physically) merged in 1966. [9] National Personnel Records Center Directors. Joseph Wertzberger: 1966–1973; Warren Griffin: 1973–1979 [N 1] J. D. Kilgore: 1979–1982; David Petree: 1982–2000; Ronald Hindman ...
Great Chelsea fire of 1973; M. 1973 Miami Beach firebombing; N. National Personnel Records Center fire; U. UpStairs Lounge arson attack; W. W. T. Grant fire
July 1973 sports events in the United States (1 C, 6 P) ... National Personnel Records Center fire; O. Ozark Air Lines Flight 809; S. Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
National Personnel Records Center fire; P. Ponet Square Hotel and Apartments fire; S. ... 1978 Suitland National Archives Film Vault Fire; 2019 Sumner County murders; T.
A U.S. Marine Corps Reserve pilot ejected safely from his McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 148480, c/n 12673, [124] as it caught fire and exploded over the sea at Newport Beach, California in front of hundreds of weekend beachgoers. The aircraft had just left MCAS El Toro when the fire warning light came on. [128] 10 May