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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 [John F. Kennedy letter and certificate] [decimalized]

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See descriptions in GLC05508.155.01-.02.

GLC#
GLC05508.155-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
24 October 1962
Author/Creator
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Title
[John F. Kennedy letter and certificate] [decimalized]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 items Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 17.2 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Sixties
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Barriault, Roland J., 1921-1962
President
Death
Children and Family
Military History

Showing 2 of 2 records

Collection Item
Typed letter signed

to John S. Barriault and Elsie M. Barriault

24 October 1962

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

A letter of condolence for the death of the Barriault's son, Dr. Roland J. Barriault. Accompanied by a printed document certificate (GLC05508.155.02). Written on the day Kennedy ordered the naval blockade of Cuba.

GLC05508.155.01
Collection Item
Document

[The United States of America honors the memory of Roland J. Barriault]

24 October 1962

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Certificate sent to Barriault's parents honoring the deceased Barriault's service in the armed forces. With Kennedy's autopen signature. Accompanied GLC05508.155.01.

GLC05508.155.02
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