Forbes, William, school-master
Variant namesWilliam S. Forbes was an accomplished artist (both with pen and brush) and an instrumentalist before World War II. He studied art, painting, sculpture, engraving, etc., in Europe from 1938-1939. During World War II, he was given the rank of Technical Sergeant-Camoufleur, Headquarters (HQ), Company C, 602nd Engineer Camouflage Battalion and served in the European Theater of Operations (ETO).
From the description of William S. Forbes photograph collection. 1942-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 52632827
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| creatorOf | Forbes, William S. Letter : 13th Army Corps Hospital, near Vicksburg, Miss., to Ulysses S. Grant, 1863 Jul 14. | Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library | |
| creatorOf | Forbes, William S. William S. Forbes photograph collection. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| creatorOf | Forbes family. Papers of the Forbes family [manuscript], 1814-1859. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Forbes, William S. Letter : 13th Army Corps Hospital, near Vicksburg, Miss., to Ulysses S. Grant, 1863 Jul 14. | Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library |
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| associatedWith | Forbes family. | family |
| associatedWith | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Engineer Camouflage Battalion, 602nd | corporateBody |
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| Camouflage (Military science) |
| Camouflage (Military science) |
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