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Album, Photograph - Photgraph Album
Album, black cover with string binding measuring 11" x 7", reading "Photographs" on front cover. Album contains various black and white prinits of unnamed groups of people and individuals including some military pictures from the 1940's.
Record Type: Archive
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Award
Award to Joseph Bussone for involvement in the Voice of Democracy Program for a period of 50 plus years. Award includes a picture of Joe Bussone and a picture of Sycamore, Illinois VFW members.
Record Type: Archive
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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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Bayonet - Bayonet
Bayonet, Military This is a Krag rifle bayonet manufactured by Springfield Armory in 1901. It was used by the United States troops during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. It is 16" long overall, with an 11 ½ " blade. The handle has an opening for attaching it to a rifle or gun. The Springfield Armory was located in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1777 until its closing in 1968. They were primarily known for the manufacturing ...
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Bell
Bell, brass, reading "American Legion " on an emblem on the top. The bell would have a wooden mallet or small metal mallet as part of the set, which was used to strike the bell to bring a club meeting to order. The bell which was made by Turner Brass Works, Sycamore, Ilinois and sets on a brass base that has three metal supports. This type of bell does not have a clapper.
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Bible
Bible, black cover, measuring 3" x 5" reading "New Testament on front cover.Presented to military personal by the The Gideons Society
Record Type: Archive
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Book - Military Instruction Book
Book, blue background, measuring 5.5" x 4.5", reading "Going Back to Civilian Life" published by the War and Navy Departments, August, 1945. Eighty Six pages of information regarding going Home; Job searching; G.I. Bill of Rights; Disabled Veteran Information; Dependent Benefits; National Service Life Insurance.
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Book, Instruction - Military Manual
Book, of instruction of U.S. Navy instruction for sailors. The book with black cover is titled "The Bluejackets Manual 1940" Tenth Edition for a cost of ninety cents, United States Navel Institute, Annapolis, Maryland. The book includes seven pages of different flags in color print; Contents of book include Navy as a career; Clothing; General infomoration; Rules and Regulations; Schooling: Boats; Knots and Splices, Compass, Visual Signaling; Swim...
Record Type: Archive
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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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Book, Record - Record book for service history
Book, for personal information of a WWII member of the U.S. Miltiary. Book black in color with a gold eagle emblem on front cover reading "His Service Record", Information of Popular WWII War Songs, War Slogans and War Terms and Slang; Pages for adding personal information and eleven pages titled "Chronology of World War No. 2"; two maps. Forty Seven pages of variety of printed pages and several plain pages for personal informaiton. Book measures...
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Braid - Decoration
Braid, ivory in color with a metal tip used as clothing decoration.Sycamore, Illinois
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Buckle, Belt - Belt Buckle
Uniform, Buckle, brass material for a belt, US in raised letters on front. This belt plate was the standard, mid-war issues for Union soldiers of the Civil War Era. The one piece oval belt plate is lead filled stamped sheet brass with the brasshooks on the back embedded in the lead. U. S. Army troops wore their traditional dark blue trousers, jackets and kepi caps.
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Card, Greeting
Card, War and Navy Department V-Mail Service, Christmas Card and Envelope to Mrs. Henry Reinken, 840 Mason Court, Sycamore, IL.
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.
Record Type: Object
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Case, Armament
Case, made of light wood material, held together with binding made of leather material.
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