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Vintage photos of:
U.S. GI with his Buick Eight convertible; plate has 1943 as the year. From a set of found negatives. View full size.
From the elegance of his car, this staff sergeant obviously had a prosperous civilian career before being drafted or enlisting. New Jersey plates on the car.
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