Golden Book and other Forty-Second US Rainbow Division memorabilia from the Rainbow Division Archives letters telegrams typescripts articles news releases.

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Golden Book and other Forty-Second US Rainbow Division memorabilia from the Rainbow Division Archives letters telegrams typescripts articles news releases.

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Contains information about the involvement of the Forty-Second US Infantry ("Rainbow") Division in the liberation of Dachau and the memorialization of Belgian political prisoners who died there. Included are excerpt pages from the "Golden Book" containing the signatures of several Dachau survivors.

.25 in.

fre,

eng,

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Rainbow Division Veterans Association

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Charles Oakson Matthews was born in Washington, D.C. on 15 November 1890. On 12 June 1917, Matthews and his brother Jim enlisted in the District of Columbia National Guard. Charlie served with the 165th Field Hospital, 177th Sanitary Train of the 42nd Division out of Camp Mills, Hempstead, New York (later called the "Rainbow" Division.) As part of the Medical Corps, Matthews followed the frontline troops, setting up field hospitals where needed. The 42nd Division moved to the front ...

United States. Army Infantry Division, 42nd

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Blanton, Robert

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