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African American Sergeant Alton V. McSween pouring punch while his wife, Miss Letitia Lee Walker, employee of the Del Monte Avenue USO Club, looks on

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Caption on back: "Employed for four years by the Del Monte Avenue USO Club in Monterey, California, Miss Letitia Lee Walker, above, saw many soldiers come and go during the war. Finally Sergeant Alton V. McSween of the 669th Quartermaster Truck Company, Fort Ord, California, came along and Miss Walker decided he was the one. Last week they were married. 9-19-46.
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United States. Army. Signal Corps
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1946 09 19
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Keywords

  1. African American Men
  2. African American Officers
  3. African American Soldiers
  4. African American Women
  5. African Americans
  6. Armed Forces
  7. California
  8. Married People
  9. Military Bases
  10. Military Spouses
  11. United States
  12. Women

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