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Papers Relating to the History of the First Special Service Force

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Material Type
Mixed Media
Date Range
1943-1999
Accession No.
20011063001
Physical Description
20 items
Scope and Content
20011063001 Letter from John Lloyd Knight to the Honourable Clint Dunford, Minister of Advanced Education requesting that the highway from Sweetgrass, Montana to Calgary be renamed the First Special Service Force Memorial Highway. Also included is the program for the renaming ceremony held at Milk …
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Material Type
Mixed Media
Date Range
1943-1999
Physical Description
20 items
Physical Condition
Very Good
Language
English
French
German
Scope and Content
20011063001 Letter from John Lloyd Knight to the Honourable Clint Dunford, Minister of Advanced Education requesting that the highway from Sweetgrass, Montana to Calgary be renamed the First Special Service Force Memorial Highway. Also included is the program for the renaming ceremony held at Milk River, Alberta. 1998-1999 20011063002 General information about the history of the First Special Service Force. no date 20011063003 Orientation brochure and newsletter from the USS Barnett, an attack transport vessel designed to carry troops and their equipment and deliver them on enemy shores. no date and 14 November 1943. The USS Barnett transported members of the First Special Service Force from the Aleutian Islands to Italy. 20011063004 Training information on how to tie and use various types of knots. no date 20011063005 Drawing, "FSSF Black Devils Spearhead" by Bob Carb. no date 20011063006 Four issues of "Stars and Stripes" the official newspaper of the United States Armed Forces. These issues were produced during the Italian Campaign. 30 December 1943 - 6 June 1944 20011063007 Cartoons taking a humorous look at life in the United States Armed Forces. no date 20011063008 Orientation brochure: No. 2 Canadian Non-Effective Transit Depot, Italy. no date 20011063009 Three pages removed from a larger publication about the attractions of Grasse, France. 1944 20011063010 Postcard written by Staff Sergeant Jack Knight to his family at Woolford, Alberta. 6 July 1944 20011063011 Clipping written in German, subject unknown. no date
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