The July 12, 1973, fire in Overland, Mo., consumed an estimated 16 to 18 million personnel files, the vast majority covering the period just before World War I through 1963. It is believed to be the largest loss of records in one catastrophe in U.S. history.
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Fifty years ago, a fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis consumed 16 to 18 million personnel files. The loss has forced veterans and their families to