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Thanksgiving in the Aleutians – Umnak Island Nov. 25, 1943

Greetings this Thanksgiving eve, from Michigan, Edward’s home state. In lettersfromasoldier.com Eddie’s only Thanksgiving spent on base, as he was on furlough the next year, was in Alaska. Check out this page, http://lettersfromasoldier.com/edward_thomas/aleutians/thanksgivingday_1943.php Also, here is a picture of Eddie … Continue reading

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Letter from Jerry

I thought I would post this latest entry from my uncle’s WWII story. It’s a short typewritten letter from Jerry, postmarked on April 20, 1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt has passed away in Warm Springs, Georgia just eight days ago, on … Continue reading

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