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Truax Officers' Wives Club Coffee Party
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Louise Shoup, wife of Henry W. Shoup, commanding officer of Truax Field, gives a coffee party to introduce the new wives to some of the current wives, left to right: Mrs. Robert C. Burgess, Mrs. Shoup, Agnes, wife of James M. Hernly, Mrs. Leo M. Wright, and Mrs. Doyle Black.
March 23, 1953
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Truax Field Officers Wives Club
August 8, 1957
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August 8, 1957
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Truax Field Officers' Wives Club
August 8, 1957
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Truax Officers' Wives
February 14, 1957
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Truax Field NCO Wives Club
May 18, 1960
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