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Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 to the family of LeRoi Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.062 Author/Creator: Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: Circa 1941-1943 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

LeRoi Williams writes to his family about his flight training and a recent cross country flight he made at night, from Chattanooga to Atlanta. He says he has enclosed the flight plan he used and describes how to read it.

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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