Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood wrote a letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas regarding a newspaper clipping stating that enlisted men with 24 months of active service in the Pacific theater would be sent back to the United States for reassignment. Douglas clarified that the men with 24 months of service are actually eligible for discharge and not reassignment.

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Misprint in Newspaper Clipping Regarding Transfer of Enlisted Men

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_1_0008
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Misprint in Newspaper Clipping Regarding Transfer of Enlisted Men
Date Created:
1946-01-01
EDTF:
1946-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood wrote a letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas regarding a newspaper clipping stating that enlisted men with 24 months of active service in the Pacific theater would be sent back to the United States for reassignment. Douglas clarified that the men with 24 months of service are actually eligible for discharge and not reassignment.
Topic:
African Americans, Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_1_0000, Box 29, Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
District of Columbia (national district), California (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages