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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2016- 3
Creator: Saulson family.
Title, Dates: Saulson family papers, 1943-ca. 2000s, bulk 1940s.
Amount: 1 folders
2 compact disks
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Biographical/Historical:     William Feiven Saulson (1919-2004) and Lila Mae Sprintz (1923-2015) married on 23 May 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida. They spent part of their honeymoon at the Versailles Hotel before taking the train to Nashville, Tennessee. Afterwards, the couple moved several times as William was stationed at various locations for flight training.

    During World War II, William Saulson served in the United States Army Air Corps as a bomber pilot assigned to the 301st Bomber Group 419th Squadron. He became a highly decorated veteran. Lila Mae Saulson worked as an American Red Cross volunteer at veterans' hospitals. After the war, the Saulsons moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and several years later to Orlando, Florida before finally moving back to Miami Beach in the 1950s. By then, they had two children: Scott and Jon.
Summary:     This collection contains digital scans of the daily letters exchanged between William Feiven Saulson and his wife Lila Mae Sprintz during World War II. The collection also contains printed ephemera from the Versailles Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida that the couple collected during their honeymoon, a copy of the certificate given to William listing his military awards and Bronze Service Stars, and copies of photographs of the couple.
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Location of Originals/Duplicates: American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220 US The original letters in their original stamped envelopes.
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Subject Access Fields: Saulson, Lila Mae, 1923-2015.
Saulson, William F., 1919-2004.
Veterans Florida.
World War, 1939-1945.
Letters. aat
Photographs. aat
Miami Beach (Fla.)
Added Entries Saulson, Lila Mae, 1923-2015.
Saulson, William F., 1919-2004.