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Read, Gordon John

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Gordon John Read Papers (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-258
Scope and Contents The majority of the materials in the Gordon John Read Papers date from 1949 to 1953. Included is correspondence from “Gordy” Read to his parents from January to September 1951 while serving in the Marine Corps. Researchers will find here a scrapbook of materials from Gordon’s boot camp days at Parris Island, South Carolina, and Camp Pendleton, California, photographs relating to Marine Corps activities, and the flag that draped his coffin at the Memorial Service held January 20, 1952. ...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1930-1994; Other: Date acquired: 10/22/2003