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In Cordry & Young's furniture store in Hennessey, Oklahoma, young men and women left their hats when they departed for service, reclaiming them when they left from the war.
Art Carmer, photographer for the Hennessey Clipper newspaper, photographed…

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Charles Hobbs's family gathered in Hennessey, Oklahoma, to celebrate his return from six months of hospitalization in England. The local paper, the Hennessey Clipper, photographed the event.
Left to right:
Clinton Hobbs, Karcher Hobbs, Bobbie…

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Kathleen Cain's cousin Bosco describes the Cain-Hobbs wedding. Bosco accompanied another cousin, Pete Kuhlhoff, from New York to Fort Dix, New Jersey, where Kuhlhoff gave away the bride. The letter's recipient was Dell (Dessie) Kuhlhoff, Peter's…

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Exact date not given; training in Belleville, IL.

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Letter to Hazel Hobbs

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Visit with the DeWitt Hobbs family. Passes code check.

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Training at a base located on Lake Pontchartrain "on an old amusement park."

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Transition from New Orleans to San Antonio field. Description of barracks, training, and food. Description of hogs lost on the ranch.

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Postcard to Hazel and E.S. Hobbs. Chronology slips with San Antonio letter of Dec. 7, 1941.

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Letter to CLH family
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