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Box 11

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Robert Kesler McAllister letters and photographs, 1943-1944

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 4 File 283
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a letter with background on the family of Robert Kesler McAllister. Also includes a letter written by his commanding officer notifying McAllister's parents that their son's plane had been shot down over the ocean. The letter details his service as a Marine and gives examples of his leadership and bravery. Photographs show McAllister in military dress and standing next to his training airplane. Dated 1943-1944.

Dates: 1943-1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps

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