[Western Union Telegram]

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Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.

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1 p. ; 15 x 21 cm.

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United States Secretary of War & Dunlop January 14, 1945.

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Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.

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1 p. ; 15 x 21 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

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  • January 14, 1945

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  • Sept. 29, 2010, 3:59 p.m.

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United States Secretary of War & Dunlop. [Western Union Telegram], letter, January 14, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117202/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Jewish Archives.

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