[Sgt. Edward Gralak letters home collection].

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[Sgt. Edward Gralak letters home collection].

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A collection of letters and photographs sent from primarily Edward P. Gralak to his parents, relatives, and other family friends in Calumet City, Illinois during World War II. Gralak served in the US Army Signal Corps and was stationed in Missouri, New Jersey and New Delhi, India between 1942 and early 1946. The letters describe daily Army life as well as descriptions of New Delhi during the Second World War.

156 letters and 69 photographs. 3 boxes, 1.5 cubic feet.

Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Gralak, Edward P., 1918-1994.

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United States. Army. Signal Corps

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