Letters From Our Boys From World War II Fronts
A wartime correspondence note from December 1943 thanks Roanoke Rapids readers and local supporters. A serviceman in Fort Banks Massachusetts and others in Roanoke Rapids praise hometown aid, Army life, and the fight for freedom, urging continued letters and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Banks
Mass
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Carroll Wilson
N. C
Wilson
Herald
Carolina
Message from J C Leggett at Fleet P O San Francisco
A closing note from J C Leggett formerly with the US Navy Coast Battery 20, Sec 1, San Francisco Naval Office. The letter expresses farewell till a future meeting and is signed sincerely as a friend.
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J. C. Leggett
N. Coast
P. O
San Francisco
Calif
Soldier thanks Herald readers from overseas post
A letter from Pfc. Joseph C. Collins at A. P. O. 464 New York expresses appreciation for the Herald. He says the newspaper keeps boys overseas informed about home events and signs with respectful regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Joseph C. Collins
New York
N. Y
Lanier Couple Spend Christmas Here Before Returning
Pvt Edward C. Lanier and his wife Miss Selma Lee Johnson spent Christmas with his parents at 1333 Jefferson Street. They left Sunday to return to Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Lanier
R. B. Lanier
Jefferson Street
Selma Lee Johnson
Conway
Los Angeles
Calif
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Fanny” Manning
Roanoke Mills Co
Wacs
R. Butler
Hazel Butler Bass Clifton R. Branch
W. S. Merritt, Jr
Washington, D. C
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Kidd
Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Financial Statement
Halifax County Board of Education
U. S
Operating Funds Capital Account
Raleigh, N. C
A. T. Allen & Company Certified Public Accountants
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