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  • Tags: war & revolution

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

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

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

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

Type: Correspondence

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

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

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Information about WACS Portorriquenas (Puerto Ricans).

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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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