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Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 Dear Mom + G

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.183 Author/Creator: Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 Place Written: Keesler Field, Mississippi Type: Postcard Date: 23 May 1944 Pagination: 1 postcard Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

A postcard sent to Cordelia and "G," [most likely Geradine Williams] from Eugene Williams, stationed at Keesler Field in Mississippi. He says that nothing much is going on and asks about home. The front side is artwork "Night Bombers" by Sgt. Kenneth Gordon.

Twitty, Geraldine Williams, 1930-
Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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