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Gerecke, Henry F. “Agreement of Worker to Participate in the Pension Fund.” Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

             
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. CV. Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri. 1958.

             
. “Here's a Little Background . . .” n.d. Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

             
. “I Thirst.” Private collection of Henry H. Gerecke.

             
. Letter to Chief of Chaplains. 26 June 1943. Chaplains Reports and “201” Files. Entry 484. Records of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains (RG247). National Archives II, College Park, Maryland.

             
. Letter to Chaplain Matthew Imrie. 26 March 1947. Chaplains Reports and “201” Files. Entry 484. Records of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains (RG247). National Archives II, College Park, Maryland.

             
. Letter to Dorothy Williams. 19 October 1944. Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

             
. Letter to Mildred Gerecke. 13 March 1947. Private collection of Henry H. Gerecke.

             
. “My Assignment with the International Military Tribunal at Nuernberg, Germany.” (Early draft of the
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. Letter to Alma Gerecke. 18 June 1946. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

             
. “Monthly Report of Chaplains.” [Specific month indicated in citation.] Chaplains Reports and “201” Files, 1946-48. Geiger, Leo, thru Gibbons, Robert G. Entry 484, Box 120. File 202: “Gerecke, Henry.” Records of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains (RG247). National Archives II, College Park, Maryland.

             
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. “Please rush German literature . . .” 24 October 1944. Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

             
. “Seven Words for Lent.” Private collection of Henry H. Gerecke

             
. “The Prisoner.” Sermon notes. Private collection of Henry H. Gerecke.

             
. Telegram to Paul Kretzmann. 24 October 1944. Collection of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.

             
. Toastmasters speech. n.d. (1950s) Evansville, Indiana. St. John Lutheran Church. Chester, Illinois.

             
. Transcript, 1914–1918. St. John's College. Winfield, Kansas.

             
. V-Mail to Dorothy Williams. 10 May 1944. Henry F. Gerecke Collection. Concordia Historical Institute. Concordia Seminary. St. Louis, Missouri.

Gerecke, Henry F., and Merle Sinclair. “I Walked the Gallows with the Nazi Chiefs.”
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Gerecke, Henry H. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946. National Archives and Records Administration.

Gerecke, Herman W. Death Certificate. Filed 11 November 1942. File No. 33403. Missouri State Board of Health.

             
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Gerecke, Leonora. Death Certificate. 7 January 1921. File No. 355742. Missouri State Board of Health.

Goering, Hermann. “Dear Pastor Gerecke.” 11 October 1946. Telford Taylor Papers, Series 20; Subseries 1; Box No. 2, Folder 19. Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, Columbia University Law School, New York, New York.

             
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