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Instructions for Recruits

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.601 Author/Creator: Place Written: Great Lakes, Illinois Type: Printed document Date: circa 1940-1945 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy

One document entitled Instructions for Recruits. A general instruction sheet for all men who are going into the Navy prior to training. It includes what can be taken when they head to training as well as general information on clothing.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

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