Congressman George B. Schwabe responds to a telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Garrett regarding their concerns about 18-year-old boys being placed in combat service with only 13-17 weeks of training. Schwabe expresses his opposition to this policy and mentions that he will continue to voice his protests. He also shares that his own son is in the army and that he sympathizes with all parents with sons in the conflict. Schwabe assures the Garretts that he will insert a well-written letter on the subject in the Congressional Record.

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Voicing Protests: A Letter from Congressman George B. Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_42_0005
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Voicing Protests: A Letter from Congressman George B. Schwabe
Date Created:
1945-03-26
EDTF:
1945-03-26
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Congressman George B. Schwabe responds to a telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Garrett regarding their concerns about 18-year-old boys being placed in combat service with only 13-17 weeks of training. Schwabe expresses his opposition to this policy and mentions that he will continue to voice his protests. He also shares that his own son is in the army and that he sympathizes with all parents with sons in the conflict. Schwabe assures the Garretts that he will insert a well-written letter on the subject in the Congressional Record.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 42, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages