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  • Tags: war & revolution

Rudy Macias working at International Harvester in East Moline, Illinois after the war

Rudolph "Rudy" Macías, the son of Manuel and Guadalupe Macias, served in the Cavalry, ca. 1943.

Mexican American women in West Des Moines, Iowa, collecting scrap metal to support the war effort, 1942.

Telegram to Ila Rodriguez informing her of the death of her brother Bernardo Navallo in a POW camp during World War II.

Type: Correspondence

Article about the death of Ralph and Albert Vasquez, older brothers of Mary Vasquez Olvera, 1945.

V-Mail Mother's Day greetings from Private Rudolph Macías to his mother Guadalupe Macías in Davenport, Iowa, 1944.

Information about WACS Portorriquenas (Puerto Ricans).

Western Union telegram from Rudy Macías to his mother Guadalupe Macías, 1945. At the end of the war, Rudy Macias telegrammed his mother in Davenport: "I'M OVER HERE FROM OVER THERE AND WILL BE WITH YOU SOON, LOVE RUDY."
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