Letters, 1942-1943.

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Letters, 1942-1943.

Letters, written by Plain, Wis. natives Joseph and Albert (Abbie) Voelkel, to the Marie and Frank Heiss family of Madison, Wis. concerning their military service during World War II.

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Voelkel, Joseph P., 1919-1994.

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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...

Voelkel, Joseph J., 1919-1994.

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Voelkel, Albert P., 1921-1995.

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Heiss family.

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Heiss, Joseph

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Heiss (b.1930) served in the Army from 1948 to 1952. His unit, the 442nd Counterintelligence Corps, was attached to the Republic of Korea Army, the Navy, and the 3rd Infantry Division. After his service, he was a steamfitter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with contractors. He and his wife, Donna, raised seven children. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph A. Heiss, [videorecording], 2005. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Cente...