Eslinger family papers, 1939-ca. 1950.

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Eslinger family papers, 1939-ca. 1950.

Papers consist of correspondence, an application for assignment, identification card, Marines commencement program, newspaper clipping, certificate, and photographs of brothers William, Emil and Erwin Eslinger, who served during World War II. The papers were transferred from the Museum Division in August 2010.

1.25 cubic ft.

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United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...

Eslinger, William M, 1923-2006.

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Eslinger family.

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Eslinger, Emil, 1924-1998.

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Eslinger, Erwin R., 1926-2003.

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