Harry M. Grimball, Jr., World War II papers, 1942-2005 (bulk 1943-1945).

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Harry M. Grimball, Jr., World War II papers, 1942-2005 (bulk 1943-1945).

Correspondence, military service records, ephemera, and clippings relating to Grimball's military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces between 1941 and 1946, together with a memoir (2005).

1.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076838

South Carolina Historical Society

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