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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 25 items) |
Abstract | The collection of Private First Class Ray Stanford Williams (1921-2003) of Gastonia, N.C., contains correspondence and military ephemera from the Second World War. Letters and postcards to family members detail Williams' military life abroad. Also included are newspaper clippings, photographs, a breast pocket bible, and movement orders from 1942. |
Creator | Williams, Ray Stanford, 1921-2003. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Ray Stanford Williams (1921-2003), of Gastonia, N.C., was a Private First Class in the United States Army during the Second World War, first stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C., and later in Australia. He also worked for the federal government in the United States Postal Service, and received several awards for his efficiency. He was the second youngest of eight children. He was married to Myrtle Geneva Hopper Williams, a housewife.
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