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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; to Dad

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.044 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; Place Written: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Type: Letter signed Date: 16 July 1941 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Morris Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated July 16, 1941. Pertains to soldiers writing in protest to Congress against President Franklin Roosevelt draft extension. Schwartz states that soldiers do not want to serve another year to only be sent to war.

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Schwartz, Morris, fl. 1941-1944
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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