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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; to Naomi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.230 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; Place Written: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Type: Typed letter signed Date: 18 April 1942 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 18, 1942. Pertains to life on the base. Mentions that he was not aware that Jewish people in the south would have heard of matzos.

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Hurwitz, Naomi, 1897-1973

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