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Vollmer, Richard A. (Gulf War correspondence)
2017.166.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Richard A. Vollmer Gulf War correspondence
Creator:
Vollmer, Richard A., Specialist
source:
Oei, Joan Renee
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.166.w.r
Physical Description:
.01 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1991 April 16
Abstract: This collection contains one correspondence from Specialist Richard A. Vollmer, United States Army to Joan Ralph shortly after
Operation Desert Shield of the Gulf War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Gulf War 1
Container: 9
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joan Renee Oei.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Richard A. Vollmer Gulf War correspondence (2017.166.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one correspondence from Specialist Richard A. Vollmer, United States Army to Joan Ralph during the
Gulf War. Joan worked with Vollmer at a pharmacy at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois and wrote a letter to
him overseas on the yellow copy of physician's orders paper and this was his response. SPC Vollmer served with AHD, 92nd Medical
Battalion and wrote this letter from Riyadh. The stationery has a seal for Operation Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia and is lined
with small pictures of servicemen during the operation. The envelope is matching, with the same seal and the postage area
has hand written "FREE, Desert Storm."
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Persian Gulf War (1991) -- Correspondence
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Oei, Joan Renee