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Letter paints picture of Arab poverty in Africa and war tales
A letter to Miss Phyllis Terry from her brother James L. Russell describes abject poverty in Africa, German looting of food reserves, and Arabs scavenging for scraps from GI cans. The sender notes distance exaggerates urban beauty, while closer views reveal squalor and heavy donkey use. A separate San Francisco note recounts Marines in the Solomon Islands using coconuts to confuse Japanese grenades, enabling a tactic shift.
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Phyllis Terry