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"We Bombed in Grinnell"
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Description
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Theater production. Left to Right: RicMcDowell '68, Unknown, Grady Murdock '70, Jim Lew '70, Unknown
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Date Created
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1969
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PID
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grinnell:26786
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Title
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Adopt a Grandparent
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Description
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Students participating inthe 'Adopt-A-Grandparent' program
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Date Created
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2008
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PID
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grinnell:23571
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Title
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Air Medal and Purple Cross
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Description
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Jimmy Ley was posthumously awarded two Purple Hears and an Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for sustaining wounds resulting in death during a combat mission and for meritorious achievement while participating in five bombardment missions over active enemy occupied territory, respectively. The two medals were mounted and framed by Jimmy's parents.
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PID
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grinnell:27770
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Title
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Alice in Wonderland Party
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Description
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Students at the Alice in Wonderland party, April 1984. Left to right: Hyacinth Mason '85, Aasia Arif '85.
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Date Created
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1984
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PID
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grinnell:26741
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Title
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Alice in Wonderland Party
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Description
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A band plays at the Alice in Wonderland Party, September 1984.
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Date Created
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1984
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PID
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grinnell:26749
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Title
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Ann Goplerud, class of 1939
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Description
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The woman in the center of this photograph is Ann Goplerud, class of 1939. During WWII she served in the Red Cross and sang at hospitals and for troops moving out. She became incredibly popular and even earned the name "Ann of Iowa." She also served in the Red Cross during the Korean War. Ann's papers are housed in Special Collections and Archives.
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PID
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grinnell:26675
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - December 4, 1944
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Description
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Anna Lee implies in her letter that she has recived word that her son is dead. She mentions that she is still praying for the other members of the crew that are only reported as missing, including Jimmy. Anna Lee tells Lucille about an old friend of her son that paid her a visit and the good memories he brought back. She asks Lucille to write back any news she hears.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26510
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - November 2, 1944
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Description
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Anna Lee talks about her son and his reported death. She mentions that her son sometimes talked about Jimmy in his letters home as they were part of the same crew. She offers her sympathy to Lucille (presumably because Jimmy has been reported as missing) and hopes that maybe they have heard different news.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26507