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In this letter, Mrs. Will Schmeling of Atchinson, Kansas, asks Governor Schoeppel to "do something" to keep veterans of the European theater of war from being sent to Pacific as part of the occupation force. Like many other Americans, Schmeling is concerned that "such an injustice might seriously affect their [the soldiers] attitude toward a government they now respect.
Creator: Schmeling, Mrs. Will
Date: August 25, 1945
This item can be used with other material concerning the home front during World War II to provide students with a sense of the uncertainty that accompanied the conflict.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, World War II home front (indicator 6)
Item Number: 217058
Call Number: Governor's Records, Schoeppel, Box 65 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217058
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (US_Benchmark 2) - World War II home front (Indicator 6)
Date - 1940s - 1945
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Returning to Civilian Life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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