<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>William G. McClure, Jr. papers<num>MS.0415</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-04-09 17:49:17 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William G. McClure, Jr. papers</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">McClure, William G., Jr. (William Granville), ?-2008</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0415</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/494</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.5 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">approximately 50 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1941-1958</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_bdf50c21efadab23045a9abfaa43d24d">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of papers (approximately 50 items) that document the United States Marine Corps career of William G. McClure, Jr., VMI Class of 1943. The bulk of this collection is concerned with his active duty service during World War II, when he served with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific and was awarded the Purple Heart. Other items include:
<ul>
<li>Papers relating to his postwar service as a reserve officer</li>
<li>Photographs, including one photograph of the Class of 1943 Ring Figure Dance (November 1941)</li>
<li>Biographical and genealogical information</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_9438e4ecb145dc81b5d3c6330a855858">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_4b5b390c186d99e64625e4dfd802d644">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may 
not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_c64dbf61e946b2367b8f2d9df712fbef">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>William G. McClure, Jr. papers, 1941-1958. MS 0415. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1941</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">United States. Marine Corps—Marine Corps. Division, 1st</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography</subject>
    <subject source="local">Ring Presentations and Ring Figure</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1939-1945</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">United States. Marine Corps—Officers—Biography</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
  </controlaccess>
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</archdesc>
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