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Department of Commerce Airman Certificate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.151 Author/Creator: Department of Commerce Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 29 October 1945 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

A certificate ensuring Eugene Williams is qualified to be a pilot. It is signed by the Acting Chief of Certificates and Records, as well as Eugene himself. The Civil Aeronautics Administration seal is printed on the paper behind the text. The upper left corner notes that this is a duplicate copy.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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