Historic WWII Service Club #1 Fort Benning Georgia Find A Buddy Book 500-Pgs For Sale

Dating from 1944–1945, this massive, museum-grade artifact features a handmade paper label on the front cover reading "FIND A BUDDY BOOK". This vital registry traces the roots of its personnel back to tactical training at Fort Benning, Georgia (the historical "Home of the Infantry"), before these men were shipped overseas to the European Theater of Operations (ETO) as crucial front-line replacements.Unlike small, thin pocket notebooks that were frequently lost or destroyed in combat, this is a substantial, heavy-duty 500-page master volume. A ledger of this scale was typically maintained at the Company Command Post level or back at base camp to organize a massive volume of personnel data.
Item Specifics & Condition

• Era / Dates: World War II (1944–1945).
• Origin Location: Fort Benning, Georgia.
• Page Count: Massive 500-page archival master ledger (substantial thickness and weight). There are some empty pages throughout.
• Binding Style: Authentic, early 20th-century half-leather binding with deep red cloth boards and reinforced corner tips designed for long-term record preservation.
• Cover Condition: Shows honest, field-worn vintage patina, corner bumping, surface scuffing, and aging to the leather spine consistent with active military use. The handwritten cover label remains intact and readable.
• Page Condition: Pages are securely bound with mild uniform toning, no major ink bleed-through, and intact edges. See photos for handwriting legibility.

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