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Hampton Institute [R.O.T.C. Appointment Certificate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.186 Author/Creator: Hampton Institute Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: January 15, 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 32.1 cm Order a Copy

Eugene Williams' certificate of appointment to Cadet Second Lieutenant in the R.O.T.C. Battalion at Hampton Institute.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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