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Veterans Administration Veterans' Administration Washington, D.C. National Service Life Insurance

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.016 Author/Creator: Veterans Administration Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: February 11, 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Document certifying that LeRoi Shelton Williams applied for National Service Life Insurance, addressed to Mrs. Cordelia B. Williams 221 E. Harrison Ave. Roanoke, Va. Signed by Frank T. Idieux Administrator of Veterans Affairs and A. Belckman, Registrar. The back of the document details the specifics of the claim and the payment of insurance.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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