Coab, Boyd to Cordelia Williams
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.402 Author/Creator: Coab, Boyd Place Written: Selfridge, Michigan Type: Telegram Date: 14 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15.4 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Telegram from Boyd Coab to Cordelia Williams. There are two purple stars stamped in the middle. It says "I regret to inform you of the death of your son 'Leroi S Willliams' 0809260 Air Corps 100th Fighter Squaron 332nd Fighter Group." It says the time of death was 3:30 PM, October 14th as a result of an "aircraft accident while on a regular routine training flight."
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