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Here are letters written by William (Bill) Lloyd Lamb to his family while he served in the Korean War. Also included are photographs of Lamb and his friends taken during the War. Lamb, a member of the United State Army, Company G, 180 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, was a recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart. A newspaper article published in The Blue Rapids Times, September 18, 1952, provides details of the heroic act, which resulted in Lamb receiving the Silver Star and Purple Heart. The collection includes a graduation announcement for 1946 from Irving High School in Marshall County. Additional Korean War letters written by William Lloyd Lamb are available to read, please see Kansas Memory item 308647.
Creator: Lamb, William Lloyd, 1928-1989
Date: Between 1951 and 1952
Item Number: 306850
Call Number: 2014-167
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 306850
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1950s - 1951
Date - 1950s - 1952
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Korean War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Irving
Places - Counties - Marshall
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Korean War
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/306850