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Sgt. Gundling's Story

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09993.103.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Hannibal, Missouri Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 15 August 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Sgt. Gundling's Story." Relays the story of George P. Gundling, from Hannibal Missouri, who received the purple heart.

Gundling, George P., fl. 1943

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