Ollie Burtz papers 1944 Burtz, Ollie papers

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Ollie Burtz papers 1944 Burtz, Ollie papers

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This collection contains 24 letters written by United States Navy Airman Ollie Burtz to his parents in Marietta, Georgia, during his training in Illinois, Georgia, and Tennessee. He wrote of his classes and of daily life on base, and frequently asked his parents for news of his siblings and other family members.

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