[Documents Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's Undesirable Discharge]

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Photocopy of three documents related to Lee Harvey Oswald's undesirable discharge from the United States Marine Corps. The first is a certificate of undesirable discharge. The second is a letter from R. McC. Tompkins to Lee Harvey Oswald, on March 7, 1962, informing him of the undesirable discharge. The third is a letter from D. W. Bowman to Oswald, on July 25, 1963, telling him that his case has been reviewed and no change is warranted.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. {1960-09-13,1962-03-07,1963-07-25}.

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Photocopy of three documents related to Lee Harvey Oswald's undesirable discharge from the United States Marine Corps. The first is a certificate of undesirable discharge. The second is a letter from R. McC. Tompkins to Lee Harvey Oswald, on March 7, 1962, informing him of the undesirable discharge. The third is a letter from D. W. Bowman to Oswald, on July 25, 1963, telling him that his case has been reviewed and no change is warranted.

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[4] p. ; 28 x 44 cm.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Documents Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's Undesirable Discharge], text, {1960-09-13,1962-03-07,1963-07-25}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth339674/: accessed December 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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