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War Department Certificate of Training

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.157 Author/Creator: War Department Place Written: Columbus, Ohio Type: Printed document signed Date: 2 June 1947 Pagination: 2 p. ; 15 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy

Certifies that Eugene W. Williams 2nd Lt. Air Corps completed Instrument Ground Training at Lockbourne Army Air Base in Columbus, Ohio. Signed by William A. Campbell Major, Air Corps, Commanding. Stamped with United States War Office Seal and a delivery stamp. On the back is a stamp saying "Recieved Jun 13 1947".

Williams, Eugene W. (1925 - 1949)
1945 to the Present
African American History
Military Personnel
Military Service
Air Force
Airplanes
Pilot
African American Troops
Education
Columbus, Ohio
Postwar Politics and the Cold War

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