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Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 Have You Got Family Allowance Problems? (Yank The Army Weekly (May 19, 1944))

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.350 Author/Creator: Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 Place Written: Randolph Field, Texas Type: Newspaper clipping Date: May 19, 1944 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated May 19, 1944. This clipping is dedicated to changes made by the War Departments Office Of Dependency Benefits and the new rules and amounts. The article explains the changes and then gives examples of the questions it has been receiving a lot of and answers the questions.

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

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