This collection contains 24 correspondence written by Lt. Robert L. Brace, USMC to his friends Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Beasley during the Korean War. Also included are photocopies and biographical and historical information, as well as one photograph of Brace.

Lieutenant Robert Lee "Bob" Brace, United States Marine Corps (7/5/1929 - 2/5/1988) was born in Macomb, Illinois to Evelyn J. Young and Lee W. Brace and graduated Pittsfield High School in 1947. He attended the University of Illinois and Illinois College, earning a BS in chemistry before serving in the Marine Corps from June 1951 to September 1953 and as a reservist until June 1955.

0.2 Linear Feet (3 folders)

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