Papers, 1943-1944.

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Papers, 1943-1944.

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Papers comprised mostly of letters written by Koch to his mother and. sister, Charlotte, both of whom resided in Mahopac, New York. The content of these letters include good ancedotal information about life on the base, drill and training exercises, and social activities. In addition, there is much discussion of matters relating to his Jewish faith which provides interesting documentation on Jewish American soldiers serving in the American armed forces during World War II. There is very little discussion of his work as a postal inspector since the nature of his work was highly confidential. These papers also include several newsclippings relating to Koch's personal history and military services.

1 box (.25 cu.ft.)

American Periodical Series I

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Koch family.

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Koch, Margaret L.

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Koch, Charlotte.

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Koch, Gustav Adolph.

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Gustav Adolph Koch, World War II soldier and professor of languages at Columbia University, was a son of George and Margaret Koch at Mapopac, New York. He enlisted in the Army in December 1942 and was stationed in the Army Post Office at the Allied Headquarters at Natousa in North Africa. His principal duty was to examine and sometimes censor mail of U.S. servicemen. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant. From the description of Papers, 1943-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...