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Letters From Wartime Germany and Saipan to Roanoke Rapids
A WWII era letter from Pfc Garvie Beasley in Saipan writes home to Roanoke Rapids and then to Carroll, thanking for a paper, describing foxhole life, air battles, and daily war realities. He reports bombing missions, enemy aircraft counts, and war bond efforts while urging relatives to stay hopeful and to keep supporting the war. He notes censorship and the distant pace of home-town news.
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