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ATLANTA CHAPTER
GOLD STAR MOTHERS LEGACY ARCHIVE
Honoring Their Sacrifice. Serving Their Legacy.
OUR STORY
Through newspaper archives and local research, we preserve the story of the Atlanta Chapter
of American Gold Star Mothers and the enduring legacy of the mothers who turned loss into
service. This living archive will grow as records are verified.
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FOUNDING & ORGANIZATION
Building the Atlanta Chapter
Source: Douglas County Sentinel
May 23, 1947
Atlanta Mothers Leave
for National Convention to
Long Beach, California
Source: Douglas County Sentinel
May 23, 1947
Atlanta Mothers Urged to Organize Gold Star Chapters
Source: Atlanta Daily World
Februrary 28, 1948
2
LEADERSHIP & MEMBERS
Officers, Leaders & Chapter Milestones
Source: The Atlanta Journal
April 15, 1948
Source: The Atlanta Constitution
September 23, 1950
Source: The Southern Israelite
September 24, 1948
Atlanta Mothers makes history
Source: The Southern Israelite
June 10, 1953
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