Request for Discharge Assistance from War Department

Identifier:

CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0005

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Request for Discharge Assistance from War Department

Date Created:

1945-12-15

EDTF:

1945-12-15

Creator:

unknown

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67

Description:

Mrs. Cook wrote a letter to Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas asking for help in getting her husband, Pvt. Paul H. Cook, discharged from the Army due to financial hardship. In response, Douglas explained that it is required for the soldier to initiate the discharge process themselves, but suggested that Mrs. Cook ask her husband to discuss the matter with his commanding officer and apply for discharge based on hardship. Douglas expressed hope that their efforts would be successful.

Topic:

Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, Democratic Party (U.S.), African Americans

Congress:

79th (1945-1947)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0000, Box 29, Folder 3, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), California (state), District of Columbia (national district)

Type:

Text

Extent:

2 Pages