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"Armed services", 1949

 File — Box: 77, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning armed services legislation including a pay increase, G. I. Bill of Rights, segregation in the military, disability compensation, National Security Act, free transportation for parents or wives on Government-owned ships and aircraft to the graves of veterans buried abroad, restrictions in Army Post Exchanges and Navy Ship's Service Stores, grave markers, the creation of a single supply catalog system for the National Military Establishment, drafting doctors into the medical corps, retirement, force reduction, and dentistry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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