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Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.069 Author/Creator: Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 Place Written: Randolph Field, Texas Type: Header Record Date: January 30, 1943 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

One letter and one document from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated January 30, 1943. The document is entitled America Needs Scrap Metal to Win the War.

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

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