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Western Union to Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.075 Author/Creator: Western Union Place Written: Selfridge, Michigan Type: Telegram Date: 15 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.75 cm, Width: 20.25 cm Order a Copy

A telegram from Colonel Boyd of Selfridge Field Air Base asking Cordelia Williams where her son LeRoi's remains should be sent.

Boyd, William L., fl. 1943
Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Children and Family
African American History
World War II
Mothers
Telegraph
Death
Military Personnel
Military Service
African American Troops
Air Force
Airplanes
Pilot
Crowdsourced Transcript Available
Transcript Available
Transcript Project: Tuskegee Airmen
World War II

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