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unknown, fl. 1941-1945 [Tuskegee Army Flying School Identification Card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09645.131 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1941-1945 Place Written: Tuskegee, Alabama Type: Object Date: 1941-1945 Pagination: Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 10.1 cm Order a Copy

One undated identification card belonging to a woman who was employed at the Tuskegee Army Flying School. Contains her picture and the fields for name, date of birth, height, weight, eyes, hair, department, date employed and signature. The information has been faded out.

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