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Cooke, John G., Jr., 1910-1999 Honorable Discharge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.148 Author/Creator: Cooke, John G., Jr., 1910-1999 Place Written: Tuskegee, Alabama Type: Printed document signed Date: 3 August 1945 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Honorable discharge for Eugene Williams from Squadron "H" 2143d AAF Base Unit in the Army of the United States, at Tuskeee Army Air Field in Alabama. It is signed by Lieutenant Colonel John G. Cooke Jr, director of administration and services. His enlisted record is on the back.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949
Cooke, John G., Jr., 1910-1999

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