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Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Officer's Pass

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.113 Author/Creator: Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Place Written: Camp Shelby, Mississippi Type: Printed document signed Date: 24 April 1943 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One copy of a day pass permitting Eris B. Benson to be absent from his service for three days dated April 24, 1943.

Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997

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