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[Eulogy for LeRoi Williams by his Family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.063 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed document Date: circa 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Eulogy for LeRoi Williams, attributed to his family. It lists LeRoi's accomplishments at both the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Army Air Force School, including his playing of chimes and his devotion to his family, country, and God. It ends with a poem about faith after loss. The first page is missing.

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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