The document is a letter from Congressman George B. Schwabe to a group of ex-GI's from Tulsa, Oklahoma, expressing his support for the Terminal Leave Bill for enlisted men. He reassures them that he signed a discharge petition to force the bill out for consideration and that he will support it. Schwabe also criticizes the discrimination between commissioned officers and enlisted men, stating that such distinctions create a caste system in the Armed Services, which he is strictly opposed to.

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Support for Terminal Leave Bill: Letter from Congressman Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_51_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Support for Terminal Leave Bill: Letter from Congressman Schwabe
Date Created:
1946-05-14
EDTF:
1946-05-14
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
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:
The document is a letter from Congressman George B. Schwabe to a group of ex-GI's from Tulsa, Oklahoma, expressing his support for the Terminal Leave Bill for enlisted men. He reassures them that he signed a discharge petition to force the bill out for consideration and that he will support it. Schwabe also criticizes the discrimination between commissioned officers and enlisted men, stating that such distinctions create a caste system in the Armed Services, which he is strictly opposed to.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 51, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages