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Rosenberg1_4_21_15.pdf
This is a letter sent by the chief of the Secret Service, Frank J. Wilson, to Irving Rosenberg, a yeoman for the navy. The letter is thanking Rosenberg for submitting his picture to be used on the cover of a publication called, "The Record."

April 17, 1945 Letter.pdf
This was a letter mailed on April 17, 1945 from Tillman J. Gressitt to his parents, Walter and Maud Gressitt. In the letter, Gressitt explains that his plane had been badly damaged while traveling to Hungary and that he had to make an emergency…

Label Bayonet
This bayonet was collected in France during WWII by a U.S. serviceman. It predated WWII but was used by a French soldier during the war. This Lebel "Rosalie" 1886 bayonet was probably first used during WWI and it was called the "Rosalie" by French…

Canas1_4_14_15.jpeg
Private Jose Fernandez served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was born in 1916 in Spain and migrated to the United States where he became a citizen. He enlisted on October 10, 1941 at Fort Dix, several weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

GressittDiaz3a_4_11_15.jpeg
A letter dated May 4th [1945] from Tillman J. Gressitt to his mother and father describing his unit as the war in Europe is winding down.

Sept. 7, 1945 Letter 2.jpeg

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Sept. 7, 1945 Letter.jpeg
This was a letter mailed on September 7th, 1945 from Tillman J. Gressitt to his parents, Walter Gressitt and Maud Gressitt. In the letter, Tillman describes what some soldiers chose to do during their leisure time.

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Handwritten letter home from Tillman to his parents about what he would like to do in the future and what universities that he is interested in going to upon his return.
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