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Object Name:
Case
Object ID:
2015.023.42
Place of Origin:
Milford, NH
Date:
1945
Description:
Document case for military service record. Belonged to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Black faux leather folder, printed on front, "HONORABLE / DISCHARGE / SERVICE RECORD" with "Ruptured Duck" honorable discharge emblem at top. Printed on inside, center, "THIS COMPARTMENT FOR / HONORABLE DISCHARGE / CERTIFICATE"; and on inside right, "OBER CLOTHING CO. / MILFORD, N. H."
Material:
Leather
Provenance:
Belonged to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
Credit Line:
Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
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