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Charles Simons Family Collection
This collection chronicles the World War II experience of Capen Simons, father of Charles Simons, through personal letters, newspaper clippings, official government documents, Western Union telegrams and photographs. The collection covers his activities before the war, flight training, active duty, Capen going MIA, Capen being a POW, and his recollections after the war. Capen Simons is a descendant of Maurice Kavanaugh Simons of the South Texas Archives’ Simons Family Collection.