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Two truckloads were found in the desert sands, Cpl
Two truckloads were found in the desert sands, Cpl

Two truckloads were found in the desert sands, Cpl

Date11/4/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two truckloads were found in the desert sands; Cpl. Nugent wrote. Here's what they looked like. The Nugent children. Flora and Helen; were the envy of the neighborhood children when word got around of the medal's arrival.
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Photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0009469F
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