Mr. Griffith wrote a letter to Mr. Schwabe asking for help in releasing fathers from the service. Mr. Schwabe responded by informing Mr. Griffith that he had introduced a bill in Congress to automatically release fathers from the service, but it was not successful due to opposition from the military authorities. Mr. Schwabe expressed his disappointment but assured Mr. Griffith that he had been consistent in his efforts to help fathers return home. Mr. Griffith agreed with the importance of getting the fathers home and expressed his support for their release.

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Efforts to Release Fathers from Service

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_52_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Efforts to Release Fathers from Service
Date Created:
1945-09-14
EDTF:
1945-09-14
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:
Mr. Griffith wrote a letter to Mr. Schwabe asking for help in releasing fathers from the service. Mr. Schwabe responded by informing Mr. Griffith that he had introduced a bill in Congress to automatically release fathers from the service, but it was not successful due to opposition from the military authorities. Mr. Schwabe expressed his disappointment but assured Mr. Griffith that he had been consistent in his efforts to help fathers return home. Mr. Griffith agreed with the importance of getting the fathers home and expressed his support for their release.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 52, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages