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  World War II safe conduct pass.

  The pass notes, "The German soldier who carries this safe conduct pass is using it as a sign of his genuine wish to give himself up. He is to be disarmed, to be well looked after, to receive food and medical attention as required, and to be removed from the danger zone as soon as possible."
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  Roster of Alabama Polytechnic Institute student reservists called to World War II active duty.

  Alabama Polytechnic Institute is known today as Auburn University. The reservists listed were assigned to report to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; and Fort McPherson, Georgia for basic training.
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  Program from the 2006 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Service held at Temple B'nai Sholom in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The program includes a short biographical sketch of John Rison Jones. Jones lit the seventh candle during the service and received the 7th Candle Award, presented by Margaret Anne Goldsmith.
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  Letter from Maj. Gen. Terry Allen to the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division.

  In this letter, Allen describes the division's achievements in "six months of continuous combat," detailing its role in the liberation of the Netherlands and the capture of the Ruhr region and Cologne. Allen includes an excerpt from a letter from J. Lawton Collins.
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  Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.

  The letter was forwarded to all members of the division by Maj. Gen. Terry Allen of the 104th Infantry Division. Collins chronicles the Timberwolves' accomplishments in campaigns in western Germany, including the capture of Cologne and the Ruhr region.
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  John Rison Jones' handwritten notes describing conditions at Dora-Mittelbau.

  Jones was one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp in April 1945. In these notes, he details the structure of the camp and its role as a "large industrial complex for the V-2 missile program." Jones also describes the conditions of the camp at the time of liberation.
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  Certified Copy of Army of the United States Honorable Discharge belonging to John Rison Jones.

  The form notes that Jones was a rifleman and "Expert & Combat Infantry Man Sharpshooter." It also includes details of Jones' enlistment, qualifications, decorations, pay, and service dates and locations.
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  Certificate verifying John Rison Jones' return to the United States from France on the M.S. John Ericsson.

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  Battalion history of the Third Battalion, 414th Infantry of the U.S. Army.

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  104th Timberwolves arriving at Staten Island, New York, Pier 16, on the S.S. Monterey.