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    August 21, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    August 21, 1945.

    August 21, 1945 Dear Pop, Well two years ago tomorrow morning at 2.30AM we boarded the U.S.S. Henry Gibbison’s Liberty ship, hold 6000...
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    August 15, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    August 15, 1945.

    V Day August 15, 1945 Germany Dear Folks, Its over, over there. The greatest war in history has ended. With it goes some of the most...
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    August 10, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    August 10, 1945.

    August 10, 1945 Dear Mom, Today on your birthday, I believe I am sure eno-ugh to give you the following good news. I will be home for...
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    July 3, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    July 3, 1945.

    July 3, 1945 Dear Folks, The second day of our trip took us through the Soas and the Soas border, where Hitler had his first Victory in...
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    May 31, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    May 31, 1945.

    May 31, 1945 Memorial Day in Germany Dear Mother + Dad, Yesterday Memorial Day was a very busy day for me. First of all in the morning I...
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    May 7, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    May 7, 1945.

    May 7, 1945 Some where in Krautland Dear Mother, Pop + Ele, Tonight I’m enclosing my pictures of Paris. I did not take them but bought...
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    May 4, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    May 4, 1945.

    May 4, 1945 Some where in Germany Dear Mom, I noticed by the Stars and stripes I wrote the wrong day as Mother’s day. Well we have a hard...
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    April 27, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    April 27, 1945.

    April 27, 1945 Dear Mother Dad + Ele, I’m really slipping up on writing home even when I do have the time. Sometimes that is not much of...
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    April 26, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    April 26, 1945.

    April 26, 1945 Dear Mom, With Mothers Day s close, I thought I’d better write a long letter that may make you laugh and cry a little on...
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    April 9, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    April 9, 1945.

    April 9, 1945 Dear Mother, Dad + Ele, Last night there was know mail so there will be twice as much to night, I hope. Yesterday afternoon...
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    April 7, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    April 7, 1945.

    April 7, 1945 Southern France Dear Mom, Last night there was a lot of mail, I received a postal money order from you and Pop, alos Ele,...
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    March 18, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    March 18, 1945.

    Southern France March 18, 1945 Dear Mom Pop + Ele, Thanks for the shot of the Christmas tree you returned to me. I hadn’t had it printed...
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    March 12, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    March 12, 1945.

    March 12, 1945 SFrance Dear Mom, I see the recent good news on the European front has sent the hopes of those inconvenienced by the war...
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    February 20, 1945.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    February 20, 1945.

    Feb 20, 1945 Dear Mother Dad + Ele, Safely returned to camp of traveling hundreds of miles through out France. It was like a home coming....
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    December 26, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    December 26, 1944.

    December 26, 1944 SFrance Dear Mom + Pop, You’ll never guess what arrived today in the mail. One day late for Christmas but none the less...
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    December 25, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    December 25, 1944.

    Christmas Night 1944 Dear Folks, The sun was shining brightly on the tree this morning , as I walked to Sol room. That was the bright...
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    December 24, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    December 24, 1944.

    Dec 24, 1944 Dear Folks, Today went on a ride and borrowed some Christmas tree ornaments from some people we know in a near by town. They...
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    December 20, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    December 20, 1944.

    Dec 20, 1944 Dear Mom, Seems in every paper you pick up there are pictures of french girls with there arm around American kissing them....
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    December 16, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    December 16, 1944.

    Dec 16, 1944 Southern France Dear Mom, The enclosed pictures were taken during my recent travels in France. The one of “Tony” and I taken...
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    December 15, 1944.
    Flea Market Love Letters
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    December 15, 1944.

    Dec 15 1944 S France Dear Pop, I’ve got a few pictures enclosed that I hope pass the censor as this letter will be meaning less with out...
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