Charles W. Harper collection, 1945.

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Harper, Charles W., (Charles William), 1924-. Charles W. Harper collection, 1945.

Charles W. Harper collection, 1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60663462

General description of the collection: The Charles W. Harper collection contains materials on the 180th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division. Brief memoirs of Harper and other 180th Infantry Regiment veterans make up the bulk of the collection. The memoirs describe the mens' military service and their lives after the war, and sometimes include photocopies of photographs, personnel documents, and vignettes. A Memorial Day program from services held by the 45th Infantry Division at Munich, Germany on 30 May 1945 is included in the collection. The collection also includes in undated letter from "Norm" to Harper with a photocopy of a news clipping on the back, news clippings on World War II memorial activities, an undated booklet on Camp Gruber Training Site at Fort Braggs, Oklahoma, and a reproduced photograph of LT Philip Pipkin. A second flat box contains an edition of the 45th Division News Extra from 8 May 1945 announcing the end of the war, and an edition of the Bowie Blade from 9 November 1945, sent to Harper by "Tex."

2 boxes

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