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Letters From Our Boys Poem and War Memoir Publication
The page prints a wartime poem by Sgt Henry E Jenkins and a letter from Lt Charles W Miller describing combat journeys from Fiji to Australia and Italy. It notes families in Roanoke Rapids and Hal ifax and mentions Montana’s first capital Bannack. The piece includes personal sentiments, travel, and historical details from World War II era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Italy
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Strombli
Mt. Versuvius
Rome
Naples
Bari
Old Pompi
Roanoke Rapids
Leon Hux
Halifax
Charles W. Miller
New York