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John1956PA

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7. Here is another link regarding "The National Personnel Records Center Fire of 1973."

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 04:37 AM

Apr 2018

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Personnel_Records_Center_fire :

The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973,[1] also referred to as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC - part of the National Personnel Records Center) 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.[1] MPRC, the custodian of military service records, lost approximately 16–18 million official military personnel records as a result of the fire.[2]

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I'm bummed, just learned my grandfather's military records burned up in 1973 fire [View all] Equinox Moon Apr 2018 OP

That's sad mercuryblues Apr 2018 #1

Thanks Mercury Equinox Moon Apr 2018 #3

You may be able to access his form DD-214. tonyt53 Apr 2018 #2

Thanks, I will try. Equinox Moon Apr 2018 #4

Also try Ancestry.com no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #5

I thought the Pentagon had copies of copies of copies Freelancer Apr 2018 #6

Here is another link regarding "The National Personnel Records Center Fire of 1973." John1956PA Apr 2018 #7