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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…

Charles L. Hobbs at Scott Field in Belleville, Illinois, 1941
Charles L. Hobbs' service record details his training, active duty postings, and hospital assignments from 1941 to 1945.

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Sgt. Kathleen Cain served in the Women's Army Corps, a branch of the United States Army. She was stationed in Fort Dix, New Jersey. Cain married Capt. Charles L. Hobbs at the base chapel on March 24, 1945. Her cousin Pete Kuhlhoff, a magazine editor…

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Record of Air Corps training and military service

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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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