[Letter to Gilbert Family]

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Photostatic copy of a typed letter from the United States Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, to Max Gilbert. The letter awards Gilbert's son, Harold Gilbert with a Purple Heart for his service, and it expresses Stimson's condolences for the death of Harold Gilbert.

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1 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

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Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950 February 13, 1945.

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Photostatic copy of a typed letter from the United States Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, to Max Gilbert. The letter awards Gilbert's son, Harold Gilbert with a Purple Heart for his service, and it expresses Stimson's condolences for the death of Harold Gilbert.

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1 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

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  • February 13, 1945

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  • Sept. 29, 2010, 3:59 p.m.

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  • March 15, 2011, 1:56 p.m.

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Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. [Letter to Gilbert Family], letter, February 13, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117203/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Jewish Archives.

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