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Box 11

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Verl Thomas Jacob memoir and photograph, approximately 2000, 1943-1946

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 274
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a memoir outlining the military experiences of Verl Thomas Jacob in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1946. Describes his training and duties in a tank destroyer combat unit. Includes is Jacob's account of meeting the first Russian units in the heart of Germany. Photograph shows Jacob driving his truck in military dress. Dated 1943-1946, approximately 2000.

Dates: approximately 2000; 1943-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Infantry

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