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Badge, Military
Badge, Military on black fabric with gold metal thread showing a bugle with the number thirteen denoting the Thirteenth Illinois Voluntary Infantry of Cortland, Illinois, worn as part of the uniform during the Civil War. Richard Smith lost his right arm in the battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May-July, 1863
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Book, Record
Book, Record measuring 5.5" x 4", green cover titled "Officer's Record Book" in the name of Charles G. Bruggerman 2nd Lieutenant Infantry. Five pages recording the service and duties away from regiment during WWI.
Record Type: Archive
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Card, Identification
Card, Identification, measuring 5" x 3.75" with a black and white photo of 2nd Lieutenant Charles G. Bruggerman U.S.Army while serving during WWI, stamped with "American Embarkation Center Le Mans, Official Copy" and also signed by Charles G. Bruggerman.
Record Type: Archive
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Case
Tube, metal used for mailing correspondence crossing the Equator. It has stamps for 60 cents and was approved by an Army Examiner. Mailed February,1944 to Mrs. William Eddy, Sycamore, Ill. from CPL. William B. Eddy, San Francisco, CA. Tube had been painted black, with paper mailing address wrapped around tube but there is no lid to the container.
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Certificate
Certificate, Honorable Discharge from the U.S.Army of 2nd Lieutenant Infantry Charles G. Bruggerman dated September 30th 1918, for his service during WWI.
Record Type: Archive
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Certificate
Certificate, Charles G. Bruggerman, Promotion to Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the U.S.Army during WWI, dated March 4th 1919.
Record Type: Archive
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Certificate
Certificate, Certification by direction by U.S. President Honorable Discharge dated 26th August 1919 of Charles G.Bruggerman for service during WWI.
Record Type: Archive
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Certificate - Certificate, Military Honorable Discharge
Certificate, reading in part "Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America, May 1st, 1972"
Record Type: Archive
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Manual, Training
Manual, Small Arms Firing Training Manual, orange cover measuring 6" x 4", dated 1913 corrected to March 15,1918, WWI U.S.A War Office. Table of contents contains five parts referring to general, individual instruction, combat practice, miscellaneous and courses for organized militia, with diagrams and illustrations.
Record Type: Archive
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Manual, Training
Manual, blue cover measuring 5.5" x 4", dated 1917 titled " Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States" during WWI, three hundred and fifty pages with fifteen chapters referring to Military Discipline; Arms, Uniform, Equipment; Rations and Forage; Personal Hygiene and care of feet; Infantry Drill Regulations; Field Service; Marching and Camping; Target Practice; Map Reading; Signals and Codes; Fi...
Record Type: Archive
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Notebook
Notebook, red in color, measuring 7.5" x 5", one hundred and eighty six pages of handwritten Field Orders for WWI U.S.Army soldiers. Twenty five chapters with diagrams and illustrations referring to fortifications, patrols, map reading, target designation, grenades, infantry weapons, artillary, gases, metric system, sector occupation.
Record Type: Archive
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Painting
Painting, possibly represents the same man in various forms of waiting and/or contemplation. Uniform appears to be from post WWII or Korea. Possibly leaving for deployment or training? Painted by Esther Mae Nesbitt, Sycamore, Illinois,1963.
Record Type: Object
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Photograph
Photograph, black and white copy, measures 10" x8" of Jerry Pelan as a U.S. Marine.
Record Type: Archive
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Photograph
Photograph, wood framed 15" x 21" colored print depicting a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer at sea serving during World War II. Jack Edward Blevins of Cortland, Illinois was stationed on this destroyer most likely the USS La Vallette.
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Plaque
Plaque, Bronze material, Reads "Benjamin Page Cap't. Continiental Navy Revolutionary War Mar 12, 1753, Nov 13, 1833" Duplicate of this Plaque at Sycamore Elmwood Cemetery, Mr. Page is not buried there but part of family memorial. This is a Duplicate because of misspelling of Continental on this plaque
Record Type: Object
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Scrapbook
Scrapbook describing events and principles of World War Two. Brown cover and binding. Contains clippings and pictures from 1941-1945.
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Trunk - Civil War Officer's Trunk
Box, made of wood and covered in leather with brass nailheads and a metal escutcheon. Mr. Smith, was a Civil War Officer. As an officer he was allowed to take this small trunk while he served through his campaigns during the war. Belonged to Richard Smith
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Uniform, Military
Uniform, Shirt, black in color, long sleeves with military insignia on left sleeve and white striping along cuffs and collar. This was worn as part of WWII Sailors Uniform for the United States Navy and belonged to Jack Edward Blevins of Cortland, Illinois
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Uniform, Military
Uniform Jacket belonged to Leo Todd of DeKalb County, IL. This U. S. Army uniform was worn during World War II while Mr. Todd was stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Uniform is tan in color and has five military patches on the front and the sleeves of the jacket
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