James I. Winterbottom papers, 1945.

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James I. Winterbottom papers, 1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/262620854

The collection contains correspondence, letters of recommendation (n.d.); newspaper clippings regarding Silver Star (1945); military papers and honorable discharge (1945); postwar memoirs (n.d.).

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158569

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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