Va Records Destroyed In Fire

According to VA 80 of the records for veterans discharged from the Amy between November 1 1912 and January 1 1960 were destroyed in the fire.

Va records destroyed in fire. Louis destroyed records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army and Air Force. Army Medical Records from WWII and the Korean War. Louis on July 12 1973 striking a severe blow to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States. The Fire was 47 years ago.

The newest records destroyed by the fire were from 1963. As well as destroying many irreplaceable genealogical records in the Public Records Office the interior of the Four Courts was seriously damaged and the central dome collapsed. We cannot make missing records re-appear but we CAN learn to make progress without them. The fire destroyed 80 percent of the records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army between November 1 1912 and January 1 1960.

Louis Missouri that destroyed approximately 1618 million Official Military Personnel Files OMPF documenting the service history of former military personnel discharged from 1912 to 1964. This is not magic. Many records were lost when the courthouse was partially destroyed by fire during Civil War hostilities in 1862. The NPRC records fire is 42-year old news yet even today it continues to impact the lives of our most sacred Veterans and their dependents and survivors.

The fire destroyed 80 of the records held for Veterans discharged from the Army during this time period. Additional records were burned on April 3 1865 in Richmond where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War. The fire destroyed approximately 18 million records and the aftermath continues to wreak havoc within the lives of Veterans applying for disability benefits. The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973 also known as the 1973 National Archives fire was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center in Overland Missouri a suburb of St.

That was well before he was on active duty. He also posted a link to how the VVA will help reconstruct the files if needed. On July 12 1973 a fire at the National Personnel Records Center NPRC in St. Louis National Personnel Records Center NPRC destroyed approximately 80 of Army personnel records from 1 Nov 1912 to 1 Jan 1960.

Additionally the VA states that 75 percent of the records for veterans discharged from the Air Force between September 25 1947 and January 1 1964 were destroyed with last names beginning with Hubbard all the way to Z. The medical extracts hospital admission records are an excellent resources for replacing medical service records which were burned in the 1973 fire. MPRC the custodian of military service records lost approximately 1618 million official military personnel records as a result of the fire. Records were destroyed when John Posey set fire to the courthouse on July 15 1787.

The phrase burned counties was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires or during the Civil War. It explains when the fire was and it was WWII records. If someone served in World War I World War II or Korea the fire might have affected or destroyed their records. The Army between November 1 1912 and January 1 1960.

The medical extracts are organized by serial number and they document the medical treatment of WWII and Korean War veterans. Sadly nearly all were lost during the Irish Civil War on 30 June 1922 when after a two-day bombardment an explosion and fire ravaged the building. The NPRC records fire of 1973 destroyed up to 18 million WWI WWII and Korean War Veterans personnel records. WASHINGTON July 23 2018 The National Archives and Records Administration recently marked the 45th anniversary of a devastating fire at the National Personnel Records Center NPRC in St.

On July 12 1973 a fire broke out at the National Personnel Records Center NPRC in St. And 75 of the Air Force records from 25 Sep 1947 to 1 Jan 1964. Overall the NPRC estimates that 16-18 million official military personnel files were destroyed. In all between 16 to 18 million military service files including those for WWI and WWII were destroyed.

Your records may have been destroyed in the fire if you were discharged from either. Louis Missouri and how to reconstruct your records to support a VA disability compensation claim. The fire destroyed service records for veterans of the Air Force and Army. The 1973 Fire National Personnel Records Center.

The July 12 1973 fire at the St. According to VA 80 percent of the records for veterans discharged from the Amy between November 1 1912 and January 1 1960 were destroyed in the fire. A Study in Disaster. The fire didnt involve records for retirees and Reservists who were alive on July 12 1973.

Anyone who first joined the US military during the last 50 years claiming that their records were destroyed in the fire is a damned liar. Records Held for Army Veterans. The National Personnel Records Center NPRC Fire. On July 12 1973 a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center NPRC destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files OMPF.