Robert E. Wallack collection: Veterans History Project (Library of Congress

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Robert E. Wallack

War: World War, 1939-1945
Branch: Marine Corps
Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment
Service Location: Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
Rank: Private First Class

Interview (Audio)
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Official Documents
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Personal Correspondence
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Maps
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Other Materials
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Official Documents (3 items)
Combat record of the First Battalion, 29th Marines [11/16/1944]	Award of the Purple Heart for actions on Okinawa, April 15, 1945	Honorable Discharge and report of separation
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Personal Correspondence (2 items)
Telegram advising Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wallack that their son was wounded in action [6/17/1944]	Telegram [from?] Congressman James P. Geelan inquiring as to the condition of Pfc. Robert Wallack [7/6/1945]
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Maps (2 items)
Map indicating unit movements during World War II	Map of the invasion of Saipan
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Other Materials (2 items)
Collage of newsclippings	Statement concerning Wallack's discovery of the briefcase of Amelia Earhart on Saipan in 1944
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