Ypsilanti Youth Missing In Korea
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1951
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Family Greets Korean War Vet Robert W. Fletcher, August 1953
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1953
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Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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Ypsilanti POW Reunited With Family: Reunited here with members of his family is Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher, 21, of Ypsilanti, who arrived at Willow Run by plane last night, about two years and nine months after his capture by Communist forces in North Korea. The repatriated soldier is pictured during a formal reception in his honor, held this morning at the Post 408 American Legion Home in Ypsilanti. Left to right: two of his nieces, Myrtle Jones and Marilyn Campbell; Fletcher; an aunt, Mrs. Pauline Warren; his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson; and a sister, Mrs. Christine Ellison. (Story page 8; other pictures page 32)
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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Ypsilanti POW Reunited With Family: Reunited here with members of his family is Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher, 21, of Ypsilanti, who arrived at Willow Run by plane last night, about two years and nine months after his capture by Communist forces in North Korea. The repatriated soldier is pictured during a formal reception in his honor, held this morning at the Post 408 American Legion Home in Ypsilanti. Left to right: two of his nieces, Myrtle Jones and Marilyn Campbell; Fletcher; an aunt, Mrs. Pauline Warren; his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson; and a sister, Mrs. Christine Ellison. (Story page 8; other pictures page 32)
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Ypsilanti Leaders Greet Korean War Vet Robert W. Fletcher, August 1953
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Eugene C. Beatty Greets Korean War Vet Robert W. Fletcher, August 1953
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1953
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Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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NERVOUS BUT HAPPY: Thin and slightly nervous, but very happy, is Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher of Ypsilanti (left), first Washtenaw county prisoner of war to be returned from a North Korean prison camp. Here he converses with Eugene C. Beatty (right), principal of Ypsilanti's Harriet School, while his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson (left), looks on. Friends and relatives surround Fletcher, who was formally welcomed in ceremonies this morning in front of the American Legion Post 408 Home on Worden St.
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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NERVOUS BUT HAPPY: Thin and slightly nervous, but very happy, is Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher of Ypsilanti (left), first Washtenaw county prisoner of war to be returned from a North Korean prison camp. Here he converses with Eugene C. Beatty (right), principal of Ypsilanti's Harriet School, while his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson (left), looks on. Friends and relatives surround Fletcher, who was formally welcomed in ceremonies this morning in front of the American Legion Post 408 Home on Worden St.
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Welcoming Ceremony for Korean War Vet Robert W. Fletcher, August 1953
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1953
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Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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EX-POW RETURNS: Ypsilanti American Legion officers, city officials and neighbors assembled in front of the Post 408 Legion Home on Worden St. this morning in an official welcoming ceremony for Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher. Fletcher returned home last night after nearly three years' confinement in a North Korean prison camp. In foreground (left to right): Fletcher (capless, in uniform); his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson; his sister, Mrs. Christine Ellison; City Manager N. G. Damoose; and James N. Davis, commander of Legion Post 408. In the welcoming banner, "Purdy" is Fletcher's nickname.
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1953
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EX-POW RETURNS: Ypsilanti American Legion officers, city officials and neighbors assembled in front of the Post 408 Legion Home on Worden St. this morning in an official welcoming ceremony for Pfc. Robert W. Fletcher. Fletcher returned home last night after nearly three years' confinement in a North Korean prison camp. In foreground (left to right): Fletcher (capless, in uniform); his mother, Mrs. Mae Woodson; his sister, Mrs. Christine Ellison; City Manager N. G. Damoose; and James N. Davis, commander of Legion Post 408. In the welcoming banner, "Purdy" is Fletcher's nickname.
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AACHM Oral History: Walter Blackwell
Walter Blackwell was born in 1930 in Petersburg, Virginia. He shares memories of growing up there as well as in Mount Vernon, New York before serving in the army during the Korean War. He worked for 30 years at the Ann Arbor VA hospital, where he enjoyed helping fellow veterans. After experiencing discrimination in housing and employment, Mr. Blackwell fought for civil rights in Ann Arbor as a member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and mentored black children in his neighborhood.
Lt. Col. John F. Harris Is Decorated For His Service In The Korean War, December 1951
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1951
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Ann Arbor News, December 14, 1951
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ARMY SURGEON DECORATED HERE: A citation for his work in the treatment and evacuation of wounded soldiers in Korea last summer caught up with Lt. Col. John F. Harris (center) today. Here Col. Charles C. Sloane (left), presents a Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant (first oakleaf cluster) to Lt. Col. Harris while Col. Charles D. Wiegand, chairman of the U-M Department of Military Science and Tactics looks on. Col. Harris, regimental surgeon with the Ninth Infantry Regiment, Second Division, in Korea, is now studying in the University School of Public Health under an Army program. Col. Sloane, commanding officer of the Ninth Regiment, is here spending a leave at his home, 519 Onondaga St.
Ann Arbor News, December 14, 1951
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ARMY SURGEON DECORATED HERE: A citation for his work in the treatment and evacuation of wounded soldiers in Korea last summer caught up with Lt. Col. John F. Harris (center) today. Here Col. Charles C. Sloane (left), presents a Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant (first oakleaf cluster) to Lt. Col. Harris while Col. Charles D. Wiegand, chairman of the U-M Department of Military Science and Tactics looks on. Col. Harris, regimental surgeon with the Ninth Infantry Regiment, Second Division, in Korea, is now studying in the University School of Public Health under an Army program. Col. Sloane, commanding officer of the Ninth Regiment, is here spending a leave at his home, 519 Onondaga St.
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Lt. Col. John F. Harris Is Decorated For His Service In The Korean War, December 1951
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Army Surgeon Decorated Here
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