Tom Killefer, 1917-1996.

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Tom Killefer, 1917-1996.

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Privately printed biography based on interviews with Killefer by Wade Killefer, Gail Killefer, and Jessica Holland and other research by the author. Subjects include his student experiences at Stanford, Harvard (where he became friends with Joe Kennedy), and Oxford; his experiences as a Navy pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II; and his professional life.

77 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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