John Wilkes Booth

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Was playwright George H. Booth related to John Wilkes Booth?

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Mysterious Plate left by WWII and Korean War Veteran

The National WWII Museum helps a reader analyze clues about his father's service in a plate painted with military insignia

John Wilkes Booth

Was playwright George H. Booth related to John Wilkes Booth?

Was playwright George H. Booth related to John Wilkes Booth?

Brenden W. Rensink: People of the Borderlands

Mysterious Plate left by WWII and Korean War Veteran

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