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This photo appeared in Life Magazine during World War II. Includes Boone residents Paul B. Huff, Claud Purvis, Jean Lofton, and Leverne S. Fox.
Transcription: "Here's the stuff G.I. dreams are made of," according to a USAAF caption writer, Helen Barnes, S/Sgt. Paul B. Huff (mustache), Pvt. Claud Purvis and Jean Lofton, Sgt. Leverne S. Fox - of Boone - and Rosalie Hill are seen relaxing. Home from Italy, the three troopers were being processed through the Army Ground and Services Forces Redistribution Station.

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Title Home from Italy
Date (Text) circa 1940-1950
Date 1940 - 1950
Geographic Coverage Boone (N.C.)
Watauga County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Type Image
Format Photographs
Digital Exhibit Historic Boone
Collection in Repository Historic Boone
Local Item/Call Number 2.76.1
Standard Rights Statement http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information Watauga County Public Library | 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 27607 | http://www.wataugacountylibrary.com/
Digital Collection Images of North Carolina

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