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Shimoneck, W.H., fl. 1944 to the 82nd Chemical Battalion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.402 Author/Creator: Shimoneck, W.H., fl. 1944 Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Typed letter signed Date: 25 April 1944 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Farewell letter from the departing Lieutenant Colonel. He writes of the battalion's reputation as "a crack outfit."

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