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Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1973 Fire - Press Kit

July 12, 2023, marks 50 years since the disastrous 1973 fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis that destroyed millions of military personnel records, changing the world of records storage and the work of the National Archives for decades to come.

Visit our special topics page for a comprehensive online collection to date of records, photos from the scene, and academic and agency texts about the event and its aftermath.

Speak with a trusted expert: Are you a member of the media who would like to cover this topic? Upon request, we can share a list of historians, genealogists, and archivists who can provide you with more information for your coverage. Email: public.affairs@nara.gov.

Attention Producers:  You can download free footage and historic and current images on our Flickr album.

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