64 World War II Letters, Death Notice, etc, Raymond Phillips,94th Engineer Batt.

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64 World War II Letters, Death Notice, etc, Raymond Phillips,94th Engineer Batt.:
$95.43

65 World War II Letters, Death Notification, Promotions, Unit history, Marriage License for Raymond Phillips, 94th Engineer Battalion.Treasure trove of information here - a lot of it is love letters to his wife, but still quite unique.
The 94th Engineer Battalion was an all African American Battalion that spent its tour of duty in Northern Africa during the war. The brief history of the unit, during the war, talks of racial prejudices and incidents that happened them when they deployed from Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan. Phillips later joined the 385th Engineer Battalion
Contents of the sale are listed below.
Raymond Phillips Honorable Discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Brief history of the unit.
Phillips jump in rank to Seargent
Phillips jump in rank to Staff Seargent of \"H&S Co., 385th Engineer Battalion
Phillips Wedding License to Ora Pope
Death notice that Raymond Phillips died in North Africa as a result of an accident
Telegram giving the details of his body being returned to Indianapolis where he was from and his wife lived.
62 letters to his wife
3 letters to a Lola Gorman who he corresponded with and thanked for taking care of his wife while he was overseas.Quite a bit here about the African American during the war, the hardships, etcIt would make an excellent addition to your collection. Shipping by priority mail with tracking. I will ship the letters upon receipt of payment into my paypal account.