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LT 1944-08-15.pdf
Danny discloses that he did not get the mess sargent position and that he will be shipping out the following week. He asks her to please consider quitting her factory job due to the heat and her advanced pregnancy. He thanks her for the tomatoes that…

This letter is written in Italian to his father. He talks about his military life.

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Danny apologizes to Leona for having put her in the position of having to answer to his marriage proposal. He tells her he will always love her and that he thinks of her often. He says that he is no longer suffering from heatstroke or thirst, and…

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LT 1944-08-09.pdf
Leona thanks her husband for having send her a recent photo and she wishes that he will remain in this training camp, because she hates the alternative thought of him going "over there". She tells him how people at work are sharing their pregnancy…

Geo tells Leona about a USO sponsored show that he attended and how packed and funny it was. He also mentions a plane crash during an emergency landing and how they are training in the woods to get used to the war zone. He mentions that he is sorry…

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Danny is thrilled that Leona is moving to Detroit in March. He plans to give her the engagement ring for Easter and responds that he agrees to get married in St. John's Church. He asks that she not tell anyone that he has received a deferment from…

Danny repeatedly reminds Leona of his affection towards her and that she need not worry because the army borrowed him from her and even if they send him overseas, they need to return him to her. He closes saying, as the song goes, that he wishes he…

Danny repeatedly reminds Leona of his affection towards her and that she need not worry because the army borrowed him from her and even if they send him overseas, they need to return him to her. He closes saying, as the song goes, that he wishes he…

Leona asks Danny how it's going. She hopes that the training slows down so that he'll be able to write her more often. She tells him that that day marks five weeks since the time they last saw each other.

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Danny's mother, Laura, responds in semi-literate Italian to her son's letter. It has been a month to the day since he left, but to her it seems like 15 years. She asks if he has received the candy ("chendi") which she sent him and lets him know that…
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