Papers and photographs, 1944-2000, (bulk 1944-1945).

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Papers and photographs, 1944-2000, (bulk 1944-1945).

Scattered papers and photograph of William D. Leigh, who served with the Merchant Marines during World War II.

Papers : 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box) and.Photograph : (1 folder)

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National Maritime Union

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The National Maritime Union (NMU) was an American labor union founded in May 1937 representing workers in the merchant marine. It affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in July 1937. After a failed merger with a different maritime group in 1988, the union merged with the Seafarers International Union of North America in 2001....

Santa Leonor (Ship)

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Leigh, William D., 1925-

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Leigh (1925-2009) served in the Merchant Marine from 1943 to 1946. After the war he became a building contractor, worked in the Madison area, and eventually settled in Cross Plains (Wisconsin). From the description of Oral history interview with William D. Leigh [sound recording], 2004. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 85361064 ...

Lucien B. Maxwell (Ship)

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