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Original WWII Documents

   Included on the following page are original documents that my parents saved from WWII along with similar items generously contributed by others. Most tell their own story, but I believe all will be interesting in some way.  GWB

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                                                        HANDOUTS  TO  TROOPS

                                                
  Mimeographed excerpt from Stars & Stripes, detailing the exploits         Stamp on back                        Eisenhower's letter stepping down as Supreme Commander
   of the 5th Armored for the first time. Contributed by Jim Sorensen

                                          COLLECTION OF OTHER WWII DOCUMENTS 

                                             
          Dad's discharge papers                                   5th Armored xmas card          Trip to Europe on Edmond B Alexander                   Mom's homefront ID
 

                                                                        

      Program for "Skirts" by the 8th Air Force (Don't know when or where)                         Menu Mom saved from a trip to Albuquerque, N.M.

 

                     
            Mom staying near Fort Knox  
 
            
           Gas Rationing                                                                                                                Food Rationing
 
                     
      Classification  Discharged                                        Dad's Army issue Bible
 

Pictures courtesy Beckley Family unless otherwise noted.    

 

 

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