Papers, 1942-1954.

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Papers, 1942-1954.

Papers and ephemera of the Illinois native related to his World War II service at Station Hospitals throughout the United States. #b The collection includes an order to report for induction, two Veterans Administration life insurance policies, pay record booklet, and a meal ticket for Fort Des Moines (Iowa). There are also programs discussing the Thanksgiving and Christmas (1942) activities at Camp Crowder (Missouri) and Thanksgiving (1944) at Prisoner of War Camp at Scottsbluff (Nebraska).

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