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Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher
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Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher stands with his mother, Mrs. Oscar A. Mitscher (left), and smiles at his wife, Frances Smalley Mitscher, after a reunion at his birthplace, the first time he had visited Hillsboro in a decade.
June 28, 1945
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Vice-Admiral Marc Mitscher
June 28, 1945
Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher sitting at the dining room table waiting for breakfast to be served to him, his wife Frances Smalley Mitscher (left), and mother, Mrs. O.A. Mitscher (center), at the h...
Marc Mitscher and Family Members
July 12, 1945
Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, a Hillsboro native, in conversation with his mother, Mrs. Myrta Mitscher (left), and his wife, Frances Smalley Mitscher, after a reunion at his birthplace, the first ...
Mitscher Returns Home
July 1945
Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher stands with suitcases in hand upon his arrival in Hillsboro. It was the first time in ten years that the military commander had visited his birth place. The town honored ...
Hillsboro Welcomes Mitscher
July 12, 1945
Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher greets a young girl and her family at a parade held in his honor. It was the first time he had visited Hillsboro, his birth place, in a decade. Local and state newspap...
Mitscher Honored
July 12, 1945
Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher, wearing his uniform, is being presented with a flag of the State of Wisconsin by an unidentified man, who is also wearing a uniform. A crowd of people stand in the backg...
Bessie Hooker Grinding Poppy Seeds
June 28, 1945
With all Hillsboro striving to honor Vice-Admiral March A. Mitscher, who came for a visit with his mother, Bessie Hooker, a maid in the Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hart home, baked him a poppy seed kolache, ...
