[The Irving Heymont Collection]. 1944-200.

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[The Irving Heymont Collection]. 1944-200.

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The Irving Heymont Collection consists of the memoirs of two Jewish American World War II veterans: Adolf Baker and David L. Ichelson. That Was Then, recounts the experiences of Baker from leaving his New York home in 1944 to his return to New York in 1945. That Was Then is mainly an annotated collection of letters Baker sent to his wife, Dora and his sister-in-law. I Was There recounts the experiences of Ichelson in the military from his trip to basic training in 1944 until his discharge from the military. I Was There is written as a memoir in chapter form.

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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