Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Burton Ingraham Papers undated, 1941-1945.

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Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Burton Ingraham Papers undated, 1941-1945.

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Corporal Burton Ingraham served in the 3580th QM Company, U.S. Army, and was stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana before being shipped out to England and later France. The correspondence is primarly from Cpl. Ingraham to his wife, Gladys ("Butch") Forbes Ingraham, although there are also letters from Gladys' brother, Gerald Forbes, and several other acquaintances. A small portion of the collection contains information about the Colt Manufacturing Company in Hartford where Gladys was employed.

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Gerald Forbes

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Southard, Kitty

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Forbes, Gerald

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Ingraham, Gladys Forbes.

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Ingraham, Burton.

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Burton Ingraham and Gladys Forbes married on 12 September 1941 and resided in Hartford, Connecticut . The correspondence from Burton to his wife, "Butch" begins in January 1942. By April of that year he was stationed at Ft. Knox and was transferred to Ft. Polk by June 1942. A member of the 3580th QM Company, U.S. Army, Ingraham was shipped to England before seeing action in France, and for a short period, Germany . The correspondence ends in October 1945. Gladys worked f...

Forbes, Carrie E.

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Forbes, Gladys B.

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