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1943 Day Pass - 1940s
For Cpl. Julius Parker #39282578 in August of 1943 to visit Winchester, Hampshire. Signed by 2nd Lt. O. R. Simmons.
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29th SS Co band at Fort Lewis, WA - 1940s
Newspaper photo showing 29th SS Co band.
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29th SS Co. newsletter "Murmur" with other folded documents - 1940s
Since before WWII, Fort Huachuca in AZ predominantly housed African American soldiers. Commanding Lt. B. P. Powell.
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Addresses in England - 1945
Addresses of women, Christmas party photo at Bamber Bridge, England including B. Webb, Jonah Porter, and Lt O. Sommons feeding children. Picture opf a group of children in Monville, France, Nov. 1945.
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Ad from Preston Herald - 1943
Royal Hippodrome program of 5 Dec 1943. The Royal Hippodrome was located in Friargate in Preston, Lancashire, England.
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Am-made F money vs. French francs - 1940s
Smaller size because of paper shortage?
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ARC Club - 1940s
"This week at your ARC Club" (American Red Cross). Jan. 23.-Jan. 27 in Rouen, France.
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Back cover - 1940s
Several pages of "Buddies" address and a 7-page 17th SS Co bulletin (faded).
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Back of Bulletin cover - 1940s
Featuring, Capt. S. Randolph Edmonds (1900-1983), an African Am playwright who authored 49 plays and headed 3 drama departments.
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Back of Restricted list - 1940s
Signed by order of Brigadier General [Egmont Francis] Koenig and Colonel Porter B. Wiggins.
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Band - 1940s
Color magazine images of Lester Young (Parker's idol) and Count Basie
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Band to Rouen - 1940s
17th SS Co heading towards France with Lancashire's Preston Herald article. Band members John A. D. Lewis [Modern Jazz Quartet], Vernon O'Garra, Donald Tucker, Lambert Walters, Henry White, Ralph Ruff, Gerald Bright, Julius Parker, Franklin Skeete, Calvin Calo Scott, Herbert Goodwin, Kenneth Spearman, Clarence Dudley, Albert Williams, and Ted Lewis.Ted Lewis (1890-1971) - or Theodore Leopold Friedman - is an entertainer of "Me and My Shadow" fam...
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Biography of Julius Parker - 2014
Julius Parker (1924-2018) was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Julius came to Monrovia in 1933 - right before the Long Beach earthquake that compromised the foundation of segregated Huntington Elementary. Julius was one of the first African American children to integrate Santa Fe Elementary. In 1943, Julius volunteered for World War II and was part of the 29th Special Service Co. and 17th Special Service Co where he honed his tenor sax talents. Upon re...
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