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Card, tan in color measuring 4.5" x 2.5" certification for Fred Synott, employee of Sycamore, Illinois Preserve Works in recognition for meritorious work performed as an employee of food production during World War II. Certification signed by President Franklin Roosevelt.
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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.
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Bag, Medicine
Bag, made of leather with handle and metal closures. Dr. John Ovitz Sr., Sycamore, Illinois took the bag of medicines with him on house calls as access to the pharmacy was not always available. Medications were dispensed from this bag of medications between WWI and WWII. Dr. Ovitz medical practice was in Genoa and Sycamore, Illinois, between 1910-1950
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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
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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 - Photo
Scrapbook from Harold Russell Wilkinson. WWII scrap book that includes Marine pamplets, news paper clippings, photographs, letters, maps, and other misc. Part of collection of WWII artifacts from Harold R. Wilkinson.
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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...
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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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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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Case, Armament
Case, made of light wood material, held together with binding made of leather material.
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Certificate
Certificate, not complete, titled Hawaiian Islands Greetings as souvenier from World War II era
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Certificate
Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy, 1946 for Harold Eugene London, Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class.
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Correspondence - Frederick L. Boynton 1935 - 1945 items
Correspondence of Frederick Boynton concerning Defense Supplies Corporation, Office of Price Administration, State of Illinois, Selective Service, Illinois, Office for Emergency Management (Mrs. George James), personal note from Marjorie Smith, from Frederick to Rose Boynton, and miscellaneous letters including a personal letter from Pvt. Ralph Tessier. Also Membership card for the Society of Automotive Engineers, Selective Service Notification (...
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Envelope
Envelope for mailing Certificate of Honorable Discharge to Harold Eugene London from Ben L. Davy Circuit Clerk and County Recorder of DeKalb County, Sycamore, Illinois
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Envelope
Envelope, tan in color from the War Departmnet to Commanding Officer, 419th Field Artillaery Group, APO 235. This envelope held the money from the Pacific Theatre during WWII from a United States Military soldier. Stamp on reverse side indicates a date of August 21, 1945
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