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McCoy, H.L (fl.1943) to Mrs Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.036 Author/Creator: McCoy, H.L (fl.1943) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 19 November 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Letter from H.L. McCoy, Director of Insurance at the Veterans Administration, informing Cordelia Williams how much she is entitled to as the beneficiary on the National Service Life Insurance Policy of her son "Le Roi" Shelton Williams.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1884-1978)
Williams, LeRoi S. (1919-1943)

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