William Arnold Spicer, III papers Spicer (William Arnold, III) papers (bulk 1960-2004) 1901-2004
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Spicer, William A., 1920-2008.
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William A. Spicer, 3d was a resident of Providence, RI. From the description of The William A. Spicer collection, [ca. 1994]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 549745766 William Arnold Spicer III (1919-2008) was born and raised in Providence, R.I., and, like his father, William A. Spicer, Jr. (Brown 1905), graduated from Brown University in 1942. During World War II, Spicer served under Gen. George S. Patton as a U.S. Army guide and French interpreter, tak...
Snapp, Marcy Arnold
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Brown University.
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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...