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David Walker Paulette Papers
A Farmville, VA, pharmacist in civilian life, David Walker Paulette (1891-1968) served in both World Wars. During WW I he was connected with Company M, 113th Infantry, 29th Division, stationed in France. In WW II he was assigned to the Office of Civilian Defense until 1944; the European Civil Affairs Division until 1945; and the Tokyo-Kanagawa Military Government District (1947-1949). The papers consist of personnel records of Company M and documents relating to its activities in France (1918-1919); and Paulette’s military records from WW II and the postwar years, including copies of special orders, memos, financial and medical records. Also found is a transcript of a 1975 interview with Paulette’s widow, Frances H. Paulette.
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Scene along country road in northern France.
Factory under construction in northern France.
Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.
Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.
Collection Number: 50 UL
Date: 1912 - 1949
Collection Size: 1.5 lf
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