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Handy, Gerald, (1949-2020) Vietnam War letters written by Gerald Handy [Decimalized .01-.46]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, (1949-2020) Place Written: Vietnam Type: Header Record Date: 1968-1969 Pagination: 46 items Order a Copy

Forty-six letters from Gerald Handy to his girlfriend Donna Lawyer and her parents Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer. Letters are addressed as if the two were already married but multiple letters mention them getting married when he returns to the United States. He vaguely mentions what his most recent job was in most letters but they are more concerned with what is happening back home. The letters to Donna are explicit in nature. It is possible he served in the 2nd Battalion, 94th Artillery.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donna, fl. 1951-1969
Lawyer, Mary, fl. 1968-1969
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017

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