Edward Gillis collection, 1939-1952.

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Edward Gillis collection, 1939-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426488182

Newspaper clippings, black and white photographs, letters and telegrams, scrapbook compiled by Gillis's wife, Marianne Gillis, maps, and book regarding Gillis's participation in World War II.

1 flat box.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451884

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Gillis, Edward, 1920-1999

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Born in Leominster, Mass., later moving to Portland, Me.; veteran of World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantry Badge. He was a sergeant with the "Heavy Motor Division", 119th Infantry Regiment, and was injured in the south of France in 1944, becoming a paraplegic. From the description of Edward Gillis collection, 1939-1952. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 426488182 ...

Gillis, Marianne

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United States. Army. Heavy Motor Division.

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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...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 119th

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