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1914-1918
Keystone View Company
Wounded Soldier About to Undergo Operation: Hospital No. 5, New York
Surgeons and nurses surround a soldier lying on an operating table, about to perform an operation.
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Severely Wounded Being Transported to Hospital Ship from Transport, Hoboken
Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher up the steps, boarding a ship.
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Hospital Deck on Giant Transport "Leviathan".
An American sergeant visits with sick men on a hospital transport ship.
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1918
A Friendly Bout among Our Boys on Transport Returning from France
Two Americans box, surrounded by their comrades, on the deck of a transport ship on the return from France at the end of the war
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Ready for the "Abandon Ship" Drill: U.S. Soldiers With Life Belts Adjusted
Soldiers stand, wearing life jackets, on the deck of homeward bound ship, about to perform the abandon ship drill, a twice daily occurrence.
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Colored Troops Returning from France on S. S. Aquitania, New York
The steamship Aquitania, heading for New York harbor, containing a number of African-American troops.
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1914
America's Most Notable Gathering of Military Heroes-Left to Right, Jacques (Belgium), Diaz (Italy), Coolidge, Foch (France), Pershing, end, Beatty (England), at His Right
In this photograph many military hereos of WWI are gathered at the American Legion in 1921.
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French Lines Captured from the Enemy by the Marine Fusileers
In this photograph soldiers are standing in a fort. They use sandbags as a defense mechanism.
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1923
The Vacation Reading Club
A diploma issued to "Leroy" Williams for completing the Vacation Reading Course for the summer of 1923.
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1935
Lucy Addison High School
Lucy Addison High School, Roanoke, Virginia Graduation Exercises
The graduation program for "Leroy" Williams' commencement from Lucy Addison High School in 1935. Other documents indicated he graduated high school in 1936, so this may be a misprint.
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The graduation program for "Leroy" Williams' commencement from Lucy Addison High School in 1935. Someone has written on this copy, "Diploma + commencement program Class of 1936 LeRoi Shelton Williams June 6, 1936 Valuable Don't Destroy."
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5 June 1936
Commonwealth of Virginia State High Schools Diploma
LeRoi Shelton Williams' high school diploma from Lucy Addison High School. It is signed by the superintendent, principal, and chairman of the school board.
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1940
Hampton Institute
Hampton Institute Choir
A certificate awarded to "Leroi" S. Williams by the Hampton Institute Choir for membership from September, 1938 to June, 1940. It is signed by the president of and chaplain of Hampton Institute, as well as the president, secretary, and conductor of...
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25 August 1938
The Northeast Nursery School
The Northeast Nursery School presents the Norfolk and Western Male Chorus
A program for a concert given by the Norfolk and Western Male Chorus, directed by James T. Williams. H. Hamilton Williams and LeRoi S. Williams are listed as accompanying on the organ and as guest soloist, respectively. It was held at the First...
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27 August 1938
Hampton Institute, VA.
LeRoi Williams' Vespers program for the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia. There is a list of hymns with handwritten numbers next to them. There is also a handwritten list of hymns to the left of the printed column. There are handwritten columns...
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28 January 1939
"Leroi" S. Williams' report card from the Hampton Institute, mostly printed but with handwritten grades. It includes four A's, three B's, and two C's.
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28 May 1938
LeRoi S. Williams' report card from the Hampton Institute, mostly printed but with handwritten grades. It includes one A, one B, and three C's.
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LeRoi S. Williams' report card from the Hampton Institute, mostly printed but with handwritten grades. It includes four B's and two C's.
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20 April 1940
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943
to Miss Edna Geraldine Williams
Postcard addressed to Miss Edna Geraldine Williams from her brother LeRoi Williams in which LeRoi describes his first solo flight at the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Front side of the postcard is a stamp and the address. On the reverse is the...
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30 June 1940
Certificate of Competency No. 17943-40
Document certifying LeRoi S. Williams as a Private Pilot , lists the courses and hours required for certification, and signed by Robert N. Niuray (Chairman of Authority), W.E. Carter (Ground School), and Charles W. Barclay (President of Flight School...
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Airman's License No. 1794
LeRoi Williams' license to be a Private Aircraft Pilot in the State of Virginia. Expires June 30, 1941. Signed by State Corporation Commission Chairman (illegible). The back lists the rules and regulations surrounding the license (printed). Someone...
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14 August 1941
Virginia. State Corporation Commission
Airman Rating Record No. 17493-40
LeRoi Williams' rating record, meant to accompany his certificate of completion of the Private Aircraft Pilot program. His address is listed as 174 W. Queen St., Hampton, Virginia. Signed by Joe H. Staley, Civil Aeronautics Inspector. Stamped with...
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3 June 1943
Letter to the family of LeRoi Williams
Writing from the Tuskegee Institute, LeRoi describes to his family, how his flight training is going, including a recent flight to Chattanooga. On page 5 are diagrams of flying formations he and his classmates are learning. He then tells his mother...
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27 July 1943
Parrish, Noel F., fl. 1943
Honorable Discharge for LeRoi S. Williams, Aviation Cadet, 13071318, Aviation Cadet Detachment
Document certifying that LeRoi S. Williams was honorably discharged from the Military Service. Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Noel F. Parrish. The back contains his enlistment record including physical description, some medical information, and...
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28 July 1943
Announcing the Graduation of Class SE-43-G, Tuskegee Army Air Field Tuskegee, Alabama
Graduation program from LeRoi's graduation from the Tuskegee Institute. Lists the names of the graduates and the schedule of events.
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