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Soldier letters from Sardinia and New Guinea endure home front
A collection of wartime letters from Huron residents recounts life overseas. Verne Bauman in New Guinea and Harpie Huntington in Sardinia describe duties, letters home, and a homeward timeline. Esther Hitchcock in Northampton details WAVEs training at Hotel Northampton and Smith College linked drills.
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Huron
Harpie I. Huntington
Omb
Sardinia
Verne Bauman
Verne
Howard Conner
Doug McWeeney
Bob Berndt
Pacific
States
Cpl. Verne
Bauman
New Guinea
Kay
Jim Upchurch
Offic
Tokyo
Asittle
Jun
Huren
Charles Swertz, Hitchcock
Esther
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
State Guard
Marci
Ellen Anderson
Baronue