William L. Anderson papers, 1939-1976 (bulk 1939-1949).

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William L. Anderson papers, 1939-1976 (bulk 1939-1949).

Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers of and relating to a Minneapolis man killed in battle in Italy in 1944 while serving as a medic with the United States Army during World War II.

1.1 cu. ft. (2 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324196

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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