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War Department The President of the United States of America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.159 Author/Creator: War Department Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 8 July 1947 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Document appointing Eugene Warsenure Williams First Lieutenant, Air Corps. Below the title, an engraving of an eagle. Signed by the Adjutant General (illegible).

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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