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Graeff, Leonard Eugene, (1920-2016) to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.396 Author/Creator: Graeff, Leonard Eugene, (1920-2016) Place Written: Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1945 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated January 18, 1945. He took a bus around the island to see the sights and describes the trip. He was invited to join two lieutenants that were doing the same thing for lunch. He received letters from Viola, Bertha Hutton, Edith Hutton, Lorraine Fencil, and Dottie Erickson. He also mentions Seward Hutton, Rosalina Fencil, Melvin Fencil, Mike Riccruit and Ruth Riccruit. He is censored when discussing where Mike may be stationed and the possibility of Mike being shipped somewhere else.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967
Riccruit, Ruth, fl. 1945
Riccruit, Mike, fl. 1945
Hutton, Bertha, fl. 1943-1945
Hutton, Edith, fl. 1943-1945
Hutton, Seward, fl. 1943-1945
Fencil, Melvin, fl. 1943-1945
Fencil, Lorraine, fl. 1928-1946
Fencil, Roselina, fl. 1943-1945
Erickson, Dottie, fl. 1924-1945

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