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Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 to Mr. Jiggs Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.140 Author/Creator: Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 Place Written: Keesler Field, Mississippi Type: Postcard Date: 18 May 1944 Pagination: 1 postcard Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Postcard from Eugene Williams to his family and Mr. Jiggs Williams, most likely one of his brothers. He writes that he does not have enough time to write a full letter. In the postcard he describes the scene on the front, where men are marching in formation.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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