The Lt. Lawrence Westerman Collection. 1917-1996.

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The Lt. Lawrence Westerman Collection. 1917-1996.

Items relating to the First World War experiences of Lt. Lawrence Westerman (1st Inf, ILNG and 131st Inf., 33rd Div., US Army). Included are two oral history interview transcripts from 1995, photographs from Westermans Army service, copies of his military records, and research material relating to the 1995 interviews. Westerman was wounded in France, and previously had served in the Mexican Punitive Expeditionary Force in 1916.

6 in. linear (one document box), plus separated material.

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