Irvin Williams when he first joined the Army

Item Information

Title:
Irvin Williams when he first joined the Army
Description:
'He was only 15 1/2 years old when he first joined the Army. He was first stationed in Portland, Maine. His mother had to sign for him because he was too young. He joined up so that he didn't have to work in the mines where his three brothers and father had died of black lung. Pictured: Irvin Williams.'
Contributor:
Williams, Antoinette
Date:
1939
Format:
Photographs
Location:
University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
Collection (local):
Mass. Memories Road Show
MMRS-0028
Series:
World War II Mass. Memories Road Show
Subjects:
Williams, Irvin
Places:
Maine > Cumberland (county) > Portland
Link to Item:
http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll6/id/8306
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Language:
English
Identifier:
UASC-0140-0028-0163-0003