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Badia Family Collection
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All the letters present in this collection come from the private collection of Patricia Badia-Johnsonn, who decided to share them with the Italian Program of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University.
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en, it
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Handwritten and typed letters
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US, 1938-1945
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Italian-American, Letters, Second World War, 1943-1945
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Danny Badia, Leona Badia, née De Nardo
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1938-1945
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Domenica Diraviam, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini, Dr. Ilaria Serra
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Paper
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Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
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Patricia Badia-Johnsonn holds the rights over the resources in this collection.
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Badia Family Collection
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<img src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/ed39ab4b4f258d93fab5ceb875435b0d.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=mLbxOdFGSiGE9cgC7Md7hYgBUeKbmDYs0nwGtmceGUb1~sa4~8eaFgNCDH2otVpklPbrysgk2WouC~ZD57xn0V9JBx54eZaS6IusFfUi7tFIYWae8lzX4znkVnaoswsH50pUXOnseAOySo5ru5ZrLitK6W97WPXwXxLTIPPlMqKXTXJKnWFdIapSfjF2XjAsGBvSXiWvTWxEggAnIIfDUti5ji9-8spUFocxVF9orpJ8U~Q~d-2PbDQOr7aKmZMAY-XlbKQoA76dTZVZ-nEL3ATaoUgIsb74cpWrci9k7kcr0jT97Dk5xNdKUr3BqC0pK25rO8XZRUPOjOWNGZA8YQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" alt="family picture" height="450" /><br /><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Danny Badia</strong>, whose full name was <strong>Dante Alighiero Badia</strong>, was born on April 14, 1922 and died in 2006. His father,<strong> Angelo Badia</strong> was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a <span>town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother <strong>Laurina Badia, née Buccilli</strong>, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in </span>1962 and <span>1984.</span><span><br /><br /></span>Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: <strong>Orienta Christina</strong> (December 25, 1918), <strong>Bambina Aurelia</strong> (born on October 8, 1920), and <strong>Hiram Sylvester Julius</strong> (August 1, 1937). <br /><br /><span><strong>Leona Badia, née De Nardo</strong> was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. Her parents, <strong>Giovanni</strong> and <strong>Maria De Nardo</strong> were from Abruzzi too.<br /><br />Danny and Leona got married on January 15, 1944, and celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary before Danny passed away.<br /><br /><img height="300" alt="szgu3Q3RiMFY0JraDU2-g6WGFhBBlgfo4SnV33c28_bnwI9XOr6JvuX7L5HtOhDpfUbF5gI06k4KgXoePe2sx7-FZvA6HAqogHQqn5s9ygVMOl8P4ntAw-RulT7cowc5mr6SA1tuJychJ1jhXq8JEhj11QoEQ2nxGU_WY88PYCNPnoPtxHc-PFMo8wo_RnFOW339OIgWSEVZ-ChzN9T2BMgTdXRIdrSEcYO3C7qAluZja0qWDevqACHOP--cZDo81CcPQNWcYi6Nks0diPPTSchifdSUkixwCTQH-lhO-Jho2xW_cFtwtcYcxkACV2u0S2BvVjg9VwnLEA_4XtPPkpobbdeVHhOPYrFr0HNpRSotITZo13343dc4CYUjHhgKG93uKGNKTwKmFebwG2GmQDJFyoKPqRMfc9KsKsZ3m8kI7cBUSIGVfczrH6EdhKW1gfREY2UkHgOHG_oZxmSF8n2o5FexzqXv_DA2nv2GViANVOtDaj-fA5WhOa-_jgp294_7g03xty-a5wObIZ7eTCH1u9qA6E6kUWs1kgH2SUtzXU4FJ1ObUxDW1zvw2Ku_REssaOBwH5gtrCEpuAUhbbQnOg6OYA6Jr8zRoZuhGTAJKI-k-hw3t-8LPFGtSzCM0o6SyVHOSSxmhUXZxZuLzp6K47jPzLZVf2PbcDXCtv0opf4owAxVUnNxaJEPNmKoof6kchbgH_25FLDxNQ=w901-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/9f241cc55e3f73c7ef71540d4d5b6d38.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=UIs3jAFHxOQOr9tmCmytU2Cv36nr0RDFAWFZkEXBu~PuV4a16iXW9bANnuq4pO0Ny~3PZDLLhtqjQcdpOup7qzafJCjhVULMm6B9akR5dZDVW7zGwmcDVC3~9SK6bscCgvfJq3mUfCswBURcJw7w49HJFSGO16u1lCwH4FouvEeUws8JsbRjKw~0iAeC8Uex4cNOZqSnga6O~0ScNO2YlGhrqtUbRd69r~96zbVqA0V-Jwt0-h8Pgns~zIYG~QJx9TGp6~yleHvM4FqxcHF7xGpfYijvdpR9BV3e4SmVRwGpL3-yagS37AbnvN4bSiOKcEpgP51I8oa7TLOnI0TBpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><img height="300" alt="ocyH67ko6_Ea0SE5DGpXFejhOuyQ2Yf6zKrULcRrr5xH_FHGndH7vNhMsz7bkE0k3x0gItaH7uahMd95pnhwKD400ZlOh6X5Cbm_mYoQkSw4mt-ObWpoMoKMsxqo66YXgTN0TNnVctYbSJHlOiehAkJ4sgult_uIG-h4d5BOMaMw7iEG9KsseHoY1hsSKK6Yijsz_8Q6KFckZPrajiDfxZJTjRRPBqSoyI1VPFxxJ6RydJpKnLOJSO0rb447_8lJ_MTSvtMax-LtzY0YWgC2Qw7Dc7ZRA14PIvsOi1l6uYOaoWtPcLK4I7Siw3iy5v_az890vsIlYEl0lQ1y6Ugd6cC3MMVb7xRm4f9aeag1N5GEGxWFRp0-jn1yDIqW8sDjzaL_u4Hw9nDY-OLRKT2FYGFyjvZcc-eL_Bn3UiEkNa32chdWdD2TikV4394v8XRrx7W1XFwuR4qoGjy_muaKIJSqa4shPpcjQ8UVs6fnzNJ2kbcoib9V7tyELJIAAwTpcjvbY6IVM3pIPU4zGAi95HlJjwEuzxZVB36Mlix1LhBvJgXeigW2HJGq8MV2D-OsWyvnEYBPZ4ofJpdwoOjM7mcu0PnK8X8pNp7FNRL61DhdnqEppQxKMwdnvb0bDpj7wuFhBD04jdOb0atNtSiG3wW0YJdvYuzHvT8H1Fu-jHkB-JOhYF4L9qU19SRQUlma2WCptKLzSpFYJGw05A=w464-h330-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/a67da39cde0ddbe1f29ea1b2f01ff763.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=F1-bJ1ilsgosYXb22N7Ne5YQcZKJ0TlgSjIzmjLfELkBbKjsZ43kNRxGpLFjv7EXChSXSx6ZxMY9LLEL-oWN5dxyAmzj3XMddtrw2q3bQkR5NLOPfO4I7Qg1Eaj5yrBHntsxHfWSUN~7okPeHPUv~DK7gP~XquswXYsS2onXja0uVPJnH4rgmXLOUYqYhxU6qmvteO16N3rYIH8OncbL-nkAHho2q5nnhjGE5xrQ3WypZdnog~M8OGQ3muYzc~hsgZoGxZy2v8IXSAHdfHvgDnU252YVSiW0I7RzQpclpFZwNQFSRyYOelBUYAPtbg7y5AfB07Om3pixxPagPf91Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />Danny, like any other young boy of his age, enrolled in the army during the Second World War and he worked as a cook. He changed many camps through the years: he was in <a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37">Camp Van Dorn</a>, <a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html">Camp Wolter</a>, <a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262">Camp Joseph Robinson</a> and then he even traveled overseas. <br /><br /><img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.<br /><br /></span></span></span>
<div style="text-align:center;"><img width="400" alt="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/a46b9796dd12f70b5f56fce90ec73210.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=Xa4qGLaVZPW-0M8kJAg7Qg%7EOW%7E2JsPNwjikVBnD1UohPjEVCYnJ9oAjQX3cotMvQoLW-INd1J4xDH-qbYctU-Irwla9JemTwJMq6jdjt8Z1GNOmA6V7-N57xKBXBMgDVznPXb6OMeCA6ilwLyc7YymAELDhHI92%7E7Uciu35eBZW1ozQnniQLrkDzZgp7DV-J1IGaovAC2LiZ8OlC1zcPg3-k4uzGLZYeLtaUDXlD1iWZfddGNOxq2JwTBs9586sCfVbv-EiiggeQCZyfFqViOcRIFCh2KcD1PqdVJm99Gw8UTPzYFpSiweLdBiWATPMPfdCvY2ZqCLeTmFjyotnWdg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/07ffa37860a3c0ceee117c3692beed08.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=ctZmdgZ30Dfq5hYxTC6Ji8JutYn2t4vRTmidOHd6YLZ8wHFloJ504Cj-BK3XMkl9xXUVDEdbZl5frbE3HkZYbBI933nWEv05qKq20f11RTWdaSXOpoe2AyIKujFjs9BO8iaiJEt4pBzltJynut6y967YPxWYnzxEUAEkB3VOmqJaWVWvJMQXK0SQmK5815ZN0BbsAs7i4MxSvrhgVkFIJcGeP3F2i2fsaGJNZuSWcvbZ~b9D2559ERYEL~ByRjYRcah~vPwZJ4zmZf-zgJe33AvuiP4Zd0AeKCkwdcUwtS~uklIgZc8LJj1Nw4EcDnq0aZNyRd7mwZjICwrRBoYjBg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br /><p style="font-weight:400;"><strong>Message from Dan L. Badia, son of Danny and Leona (01.16.2021) to Cousin Patricia Badia, donor of the letters.</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight:400;"> </p>
<p style="font-weight:400;"><em>Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much. Your cousin Dan</em></p>
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Text
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February 25, 1943. Letter from Amelia Zaccagnini to Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Subject
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Italian-American, 1943
Description
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Leona's cousin Amy had previously asked her to be her confirmation sponsor but now she has learned that there will not be a confirmation because the bishop cannot make it. Nonetheless, the invitation still stands for Leona's family to visit these relatives.
Creator
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Amelia Zaccagnini
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Badia Family Collection
Publisher
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Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
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1943-02-25
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Federico Tiberini, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo
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Patricia Badia-Johnson
Format
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Paper
Language
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en
Type
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Letter
Coverage
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Buffalo, US-NY
confirmation
invitation
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
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Badia Family Collection
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
All the letters present in this collection come from the private collection of Patricia Badia-Johnsonn, who decided to share them with the Italian Program of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University.
Language
A language of the resource
en, it
Type
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Handwritten and typed letters
Coverage
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US, 1938-1945
Subject
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Italian-American, Letters, Second World War, 1943-1945
Creator
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Danny Badia, Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Date
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1938-1945
Contributor
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Domenica Diraviam, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini, Dr. Ilaria Serra
Format
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Paper
Publisher
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Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Rights
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Patricia Badia-Johnsonn holds the rights over the resources in this collection.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Badia Family Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<img src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/ed39ab4b4f258d93fab5ceb875435b0d.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=mLbxOdFGSiGE9cgC7Md7hYgBUeKbmDYs0nwGtmceGUb1~sa4~8eaFgNCDH2otVpklPbrysgk2WouC~ZD57xn0V9JBx54eZaS6IusFfUi7tFIYWae8lzX4znkVnaoswsH50pUXOnseAOySo5ru5ZrLitK6W97WPXwXxLTIPPlMqKXTXJKnWFdIapSfjF2XjAsGBvSXiWvTWxEggAnIIfDUti5ji9-8spUFocxVF9orpJ8U~Q~d-2PbDQOr7aKmZMAY-XlbKQoA76dTZVZ-nEL3ATaoUgIsb74cpWrci9k7kcr0jT97Dk5xNdKUr3BqC0pK25rO8XZRUPOjOWNGZA8YQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" alt="family picture" height="450" /><br /><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>Danny Badia</strong>, whose full name was <strong>Dante Alighiero Badia</strong>, was born on April 14, 1922 and died in 2006. His father,<strong> Angelo Badia</strong> was born on January 28, 1888 in Barisciano, a <span>town in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzi). His mother <strong>Laurina Badia, née Buccilli</strong>, was born January 1, 1899 in Tocco da Casauria, a town in the Province of Pescara (Abruzzi). Angelo and Laurina immigrated to the United States and settled in Bellaire, Ohio, where they got married in 1917. Successively, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, where they both died, respectively in </span>1962 and <span>1984.</span><span><br /><br /></span>Danny had two olders sisters and a younger brother: <strong>Orienta Christina</strong> (December 25, 1918), <strong>Bambina Aurelia</strong> (born on October 8, 1920), and <strong>Hiram Sylvester Julius</strong> (August 1, 1937). <br /><br /><span><strong>Leona Badia, née De Nardo</strong> was born on June 18, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio, and died on May 18, 2017. Her parents, <strong>Giovanni</strong> and <strong>Maria De Nardo</strong> were from Abruzzi too.<br /><br />Danny and Leona got married on January 15, 1944, and celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary before Danny passed away.<br /><br /><img height="300" alt="szgu3Q3RiMFY0JraDU2-g6WGFhBBlgfo4SnV33c28_bnwI9XOr6JvuX7L5HtOhDpfUbF5gI06k4KgXoePe2sx7-FZvA6HAqogHQqn5s9ygVMOl8P4ntAw-RulT7cowc5mr6SA1tuJychJ1jhXq8JEhj11QoEQ2nxGU_WY88PYCNPnoPtxHc-PFMo8wo_RnFOW339OIgWSEVZ-ChzN9T2BMgTdXRIdrSEcYO3C7qAluZja0qWDevqACHOP--cZDo81CcPQNWcYi6Nks0diPPTSchifdSUkixwCTQH-lhO-Jho2xW_cFtwtcYcxkACV2u0S2BvVjg9VwnLEA_4XtPPkpobbdeVHhOPYrFr0HNpRSotITZo13343dc4CYUjHhgKG93uKGNKTwKmFebwG2GmQDJFyoKPqRMfc9KsKsZ3m8kI7cBUSIGVfczrH6EdhKW1gfREY2UkHgOHG_oZxmSF8n2o5FexzqXv_DA2nv2GViANVOtDaj-fA5WhOa-_jgp294_7g03xty-a5wObIZ7eTCH1u9qA6E6kUWs1kgH2SUtzXU4FJ1ObUxDW1zvw2Ku_REssaOBwH5gtrCEpuAUhbbQnOg6OYA6Jr8zRoZuhGTAJKI-k-hw3t-8LPFGtSzCM0o6SyVHOSSxmhUXZxZuLzp6K47jPzLZVf2PbcDXCtv0opf4owAxVUnNxaJEPNmKoof6kchbgH_25FLDxNQ=w901-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/9f241cc55e3f73c7ef71540d4d5b6d38.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=UIs3jAFHxOQOr9tmCmytU2Cv36nr0RDFAWFZkEXBu~PuV4a16iXW9bANnuq4pO0Ny~3PZDLLhtqjQcdpOup7qzafJCjhVULMm6B9akR5dZDVW7zGwmcDVC3~9SK6bscCgvfJq3mUfCswBURcJw7w49HJFSGO16u1lCwH4FouvEeUws8JsbRjKw~0iAeC8Uex4cNOZqSnga6O~0ScNO2YlGhrqtUbRd69r~96zbVqA0V-Jwt0-h8Pgns~zIYG~QJx9TGp6~yleHvM4FqxcHF7xGpfYijvdpR9BV3e4SmVRwGpL3-yagS37AbnvN4bSiOKcEpgP51I8oa7TLOnI0TBpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><img height="300" alt="ocyH67ko6_Ea0SE5DGpXFejhOuyQ2Yf6zKrULcRrr5xH_FHGndH7vNhMsz7bkE0k3x0gItaH7uahMd95pnhwKD400ZlOh6X5Cbm_mYoQkSw4mt-ObWpoMoKMsxqo66YXgTN0TNnVctYbSJHlOiehAkJ4sgult_uIG-h4d5BOMaMw7iEG9KsseHoY1hsSKK6Yijsz_8Q6KFckZPrajiDfxZJTjRRPBqSoyI1VPFxxJ6RydJpKnLOJSO0rb447_8lJ_MTSvtMax-LtzY0YWgC2Qw7Dc7ZRA14PIvsOi1l6uYOaoWtPcLK4I7Siw3iy5v_az890vsIlYEl0lQ1y6Ugd6cC3MMVb7xRm4f9aeag1N5GEGxWFRp0-jn1yDIqW8sDjzaL_u4Hw9nDY-OLRKT2FYGFyjvZcc-eL_Bn3UiEkNa32chdWdD2TikV4394v8XRrx7W1XFwuR4qoGjy_muaKIJSqa4shPpcjQ8UVs6fnzNJ2kbcoib9V7tyELJIAAwTpcjvbY6IVM3pIPU4zGAi95HlJjwEuzxZVB36Mlix1LhBvJgXeigW2HJGq8MV2D-OsWyvnEYBPZ4ofJpdwoOjM7mcu0PnK8X8pNp7FNRL61DhdnqEppQxKMwdnvb0bDpj7wuFhBD04jdOb0atNtSiG3wW0YJdvYuzHvT8H1Fu-jHkB-JOhYF4L9qU19SRQUlma2WCptKLzSpFYJGw05A=w464-h330-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/a67da39cde0ddbe1f29ea1b2f01ff763.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=F1-bJ1ilsgosYXb22N7Ne5YQcZKJ0TlgSjIzmjLfELkBbKjsZ43kNRxGpLFjv7EXChSXSx6ZxMY9LLEL-oWN5dxyAmzj3XMddtrw2q3bQkR5NLOPfO4I7Qg1Eaj5yrBHntsxHfWSUN~7okPeHPUv~DK7gP~XquswXYsS2onXja0uVPJnH4rgmXLOUYqYhxU6qmvteO16N3rYIH8OncbL-nkAHho2q5nnhjGE5xrQ3WypZdnog~M8OGQ3muYzc~hsgZoGxZy2v8IXSAHdfHvgDnU252YVSiW0I7RzQpclpFZwNQFSRyYOelBUYAPtbg7y5AfB07Om3pixxPagPf91Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />Danny, like any other young boy of his age, enrolled in the army during the Second World War and he worked as a cook. He changed many camps through the years: he was in <a href="http://www.vandornmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37">Camp Van Dorn</a>, <a href="http://fortwolters.com/camp_wolters.html">Camp Wolter</a>, <a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2262">Camp Joseph Robinson</a> and then he even traveled overseas. <br /><br /><img height="350" alt="NDoST0dV1HYFn_4armSE5sh9lRL9TvH45oiV6i7oiaEloWpLPQhE0x7gbYWH1LM4BVeiLWx7O9625bT0uZv6cvybAsEdZsOSZRLxO6Lj1qIfxV8ZvtHyC-Hfw-CnhRLXOoEnC2f6E-qchyjlmN5ZQFUZmaC89QQPAHfFfah3GcszlLjnur17tmtwDuTKJlT-KLpLEwcTgO0j2Jks3FGIUJNV65aYRuvZroEV65VtSfA0KRfiQON42YdbZ9W5MFDTNh423etQT4V-1ChFzabFsGEZJ1YLbL0B2C2d2ivfAbGUfnWrl94nFiR3VFqfs10m869Wi4Xy19u-p-4VhD-0UqmqNcc-vhakXoABZxSIMju6N1U0b7zLQ79UkaptWiB-l8RnPbC_egbEfX8grLD_EXPXUVTt5wTnbwZJPA3RyySqglnJgersvAgSrVwhZSdKqzMylAarLAU7dzuF85DN0COvTWQ0BSEJQVvRf2GBzx1Rrqn0JnxcU1z4yuRchtxUJ456lgLzXUP2qbwZLerRyFX0CMGdW6Fo0NjPS98-7ZPv91-XiMAMTzw21J024jluiMoByqQauVWe8jL-QfnrykDardpG2ndJDRn_HRG46rRdJdGBRULSLFhZ67BBUk0hkmJgoaERX4mJ0yEH5h7_Zty7ayi95LLLs0RYJGPOEdp37ksi2wR2_zCi9Xo2zXhJT6N-iWwiqBg8KMVC5A=w501-h657-no" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/5092c8ebe9dc90824bdf959501f1c96e.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=iNcEfpst8C7w8E~L-w0WfXGAYVO2XS6LBf3gHAfcV-zZRRHqEg9g7Cjny9N3LXALC64Gqx3dPDqGe5hWOD5Uo~GOGCB5ArLr7A50Kb0EGysKzeaYAASdXYgAgDmvXWgDFdf7eePLcP1Ek7nu4OVMG7aGXNU002OP7DKQMJLyCBsVMfSB9ozr5BELsGIx~qxloD-ka-SsoazNCfI7cUnXcaKXQ~C7W388LkOduq7vn6~fYReXD5gXbH8CMf0q~GWCYYQbAJLx0hcXifSY0z-wznMLkbh3CgzMkglOrdDEtfh4FbLQ~NxFFdW6mK3VGw0Byfrz9zSYVTthjNrR1gBSYg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br />He documented his life in the army through his letters to Leona, to whom he wrote passionate reports on his experience far from home. An interesting aspect of the Collection is that, in addition to the letters that Danny sent to Leona, it also hosts her replies, which Danny kept with him for the whole time and then brought back with him when he came home.<br /><br /></span></span></span>
<div style="text-align:center;"><img width="400" alt="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/a46b9796dd12f70b5f56fce90ec73210.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=Xa4qGLaVZPW-0M8kJAg7Qg%7EOW%7E2JsPNwjikVBnD1UohPjEVCYnJ9oAjQX3cotMvQoLW-INd1J4xDH-qbYctU-Irwla9JemTwJMq6jdjt8Z1GNOmA6V7-N57xKBXBMgDVznPXb6OMeCA6ilwLyc7YymAELDhHI92%7E7Uciu35eBZW1ozQnniQLrkDzZgp7DV-J1IGaovAC2LiZ8OlC1zcPg3-k4uzGLZYeLtaUDXlD1iWZfddGNOxq2JwTBs9586sCfVbv-EiiggeQCZyfFqViOcRIFCh2KcD1PqdVJm99Gw8UTPzYFpSiweLdBiWATPMPfdCvY2ZqCLeTmFjyotnWdg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" src="https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39521/archive/square_thumbnails/07ffa37860a3c0ceee117c3692beed08.jpg?Expires=1711584000&Signature=ctZmdgZ30Dfq5hYxTC6Ji8JutYn2t4vRTmidOHd6YLZ8wHFloJ504Cj-BK3XMkl9xXUVDEdbZl5frbE3HkZYbBI933nWEv05qKq20f11RTWdaSXOpoe2AyIKujFjs9BO8iaiJEt4pBzltJynut6y967YPxWYnzxEUAEkB3VOmqJaWVWvJMQXK0SQmK5815ZN0BbsAs7i4MxSvrhgVkFIJcGeP3F2i2fsaGJNZuSWcvbZ~b9D2559ERYEL~ByRjYRcah~vPwZJ4zmZf-zgJe33AvuiP4Zd0AeKCkwdcUwtS~uklIgZc8LJj1Nw4EcDnq0aZNyRd7mwZjICwrRBoYjBg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM" /><br /><br /><p style="font-weight:400;"><strong>Message from Dan L. Badia, son of Danny and Leona (01.16.2021) to Cousin Patricia Badia, donor of the letters.</strong></p>
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<p style="font-weight:400;"><em>Patty I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job and effort and passion you have put into getting these letters published it was almost as if they were still alive and I could sense what they were feeling at the time I thank you thank you thank you for your effort and devotion I really really enjoyed them love you much. Your cousin Dan</em></p>
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February 3, 1943. Letter from Amelia Zaccagnini to Leona Badia, née De Nardo
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Italian-American, 1943
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The letter is two-sided; one for Leona from her cousin asking her to come to Buffalo and be her confirmation sponsor, and the other for Johnny (nicknamed Moonshine). There is a short update on her school progress, passing from 7B to 7A and then best wishes to him.
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Amelia Zaccagnini
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Badia Family Collection
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Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
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1943-02-03
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Federico Tiberini, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana PezzulloFederico Tiberini, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo
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Patricia Badia-Johnson
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en
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Letter
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Buffalo, US-NY
confirmation
school