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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Mertie West speaks to Walter Burgess as they stand in front Camp San Luis Obispo's mess hall. She wears a turban and glasses and holds her purse in her hand. Burgess squints at her. A sign on the mess hall reads, "Mess hall officers CASC 1947." There is a car parked in the background and power lines above. The mess hall has wooden stairs leading up to it. Text from negative sleeve: 1190. Camp San Luis Obispo. March 8, 1942. 1. The officers Mess Hall. Mertie West talking to Walter Burgess, who worked in the kitchen. H. H. West Jr worked in this mess hall for a time as an orderly. 1 film.
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uclamss_1998_1190_001 ark:/21198/zz002hsk2v
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Subject
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo Military facilities--American--California--San Luis Obispo Burgess, Walter F., 1919-1980 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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