James D. LaBelle papers. 1925-1950.

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James D. LaBelle papers. 1925-1950.

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Correspondence (1944-1945), miscellaneous material(1925-1950), and a Medal of Honor citation from a Columbia Heights, Anoka County,Minnesota, native who died at the Battle of Iwo Jima. The letters are from PfcLaBelle to his sister Virginia Carpentier. Miscellaneous material includes newspaperclippings, a telegram, a photograph, a church service program, and a gratuitypayment record and letter addressed to his mother.

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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LaBelle, James D., 1925-1945.

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