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  "104th Infantry Division Timberwolves."

  John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama served with the Timberwolves. This pamphlet includes a combat history and photographs of the 104th Infantry Division during World War II. The inside front cover notes, "Passed by censor for mailing home."
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  "Owner's Inventory with Certificates, Affidavits and Customs Declaration."

  This inventory details John Rison Jones' belongings that were shipped to Fort McPherson, Georgia, from Europe after World War II. The list includes clothing and equipment, including a camera with accessories, film, and postcards.
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  "Paris Pass (Form #1)."

  This pass grants John Rison Jones 72 hours in Paris, France, in May 1945.
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  "Soldier's Individual Pay Record."

  The booklet belonged to Private First Class John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama.
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  104th Timberwolves arriving at Staten Island, New York, Pier 16, on the S.S. Monterey.

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

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

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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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  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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  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.