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  Commemorative plaque from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.

  The plaque is designed to look like the plaque the Apollo 11 crew left on the Moon.
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  Telegram from the White House to William and Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The telegram invites the Mrazeks to attend the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts at Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California.
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  Menu from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.

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  Table assignment from the dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts.

  The item shows the table arrangement for the dinner and is signed by Alabama governor Albert Brewer. William and Berta Mrazek were assigned to table 11.
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  Official first day cover commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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  Letter from Arthur E. Sanderson at Marshall Space Flight Center to Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.

  In the letter, Sanderson authorizes Mrazek to travel to Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California "to participate in activities in connection with the Apollo 11 mission, at the invitation of the President of the United States."
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  Photograph of Solvay Werke in Nestomitz, Germany.

  William A. Mrazek was employed as a project engineer at Solvay Werke from 1938 to 1940. Nestomitz is now Neštěmice, Czech Republic.
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  Group of engineers, probably at Peenemünde, Germany.

  From left to right, the photograph shows William A. Mrazek, Arthur Kröger, unidentified, Gerhard W. Kraus, and Kurt Patt.
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  Engineers at Peenemünde, Germany.

  From left to right, the photograph shows Oscar Holderer, Mayerhöfer, Gerhard W. Kraus, Nimz, William A. Mrazek, and Kurt Patt.
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  Ancestor pass issued to Berta Mrazek.

  The document identifies Berta Mrazek's family lineage, including parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and 2nd-great grandparents. The Ahnenpass was a standard booklet issued to German citizens in order to prove their ancestry in the Third Reich.