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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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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, 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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Braid - Decoration
Braid, ivory in color with a metal tip used as clothing decoration.Sycamore, Illinois
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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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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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Map
Map or Chart of Eastern Asia, made of cloth (mapbe silk). Reading Nagasaki on one side, Kagoshiiima on reverse. These maps/charts were used by American Air Force servicemen during WWII (World War II). If the maps got wet the maps were still usable. This map is in full color. Second edition, AMS 3
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Medal, Commemorative
Medal, Purple Heart. Purple ribbon trimmed in white with a purple heart trimmed in gold edge and a profile of George Washington. The medal reads "For Military Merit, Robert M. Varty" on reverse side. Purple Heart in a black presentation box trimmed in gold design with "Purple Heart" printed on front of box and lined in velvet.
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Necktie - Apparel
Necktie, black in color with a white VFW Emlem and worn as part of VFW Uniform, Sycamore, Illinois
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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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Pin, Lapel
Pin for lapel, worn by Ruth Pollock. The pin has gold border, with blue inner ring reading "American National Red Cross Nurses" with white center and red cross.
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Plaque - Bronze Plaque
Plaque, bronze material reading " In Memory of Leon R. Listy PFC US Army, Feb. 3, 1893- Oct 20, 1918 KIA in France Mech Co A 129 INF 33 Div" Sycamore Veteran plaque duplicates one at Sycamore, Illinois Park
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