John Richard Shaffer papers 1942-1999
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Biographical/Historical Note Technical sergeant, United States Army; photographer, Headquarters Detachment, China-Burma-India Theater, 1942-1944. From the guide to the John Richard Shaffer papers, 1942-1999, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...
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