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Helfinstein, Jack (fl. 1944-) to Sylvia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1597 Author/Creator: Helfinstein, Jack (fl. 1944-) Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 September 1944 Pagination: 3 p. ; 14.3 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Jack writes that while he misses looking at New York girls, French women are very satisfying to look at. He also says that in the army you eat together, sleep together and work together and yet somehow manage to stand each other.

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