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Shadow, John R., fl. 1943-1944 to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.047.02 Author/Creator: Shadow, John R., fl. 1943-1944 Place Written: Flint, Michigan Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 2 May 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 35.2 cm, Width: 25.9 cm Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping, consists of pages 19 and 20 of a unknown newspaper. Page 19 highlights a "hop" put on for sailors by the Cleveland Diesel Girls' Bowling League. Page 20's Headline reads "Buck Air Force Ground Personnel Training School Awarded Efficiency Citation for Nine State Area." It is the fourth article in a series on the training program by the GM divisions. John has annotated the images with captions relaying his experiences. One caption reads "these men will leave in eleven weeks for active duty as skilled aircraft engine mechanics." Page 21 is continuation of the newspaper article that began on page 20. The article investigates the "Buick program" and the instruction that goes on. John annotated the images with captions. Page 22 begins a new article headlined "Packard Electric Division Chemists Develop New Rubber Substitutes."

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Shadow, John R., fl. 1943-1944

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