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Roger Di Paolo is responding to the telegram announcing Leona's wedding and notifying her that he cannot get leave to attend. The letter assumes a pessimistic tone as he indicates that he will soon be on the boat. He informs Leona that hers is one of…

Leona writes just before going to sleep so that she will feel like Danny is beside her. She asks him to think of a girl's name and a boy's middle name. She has enclosed a letter she received from Roger Di Paolo too. Roger Di Paolo had written a…

The brief letter announces that Johnnie has arrived - although he not sure where yet. He provides his new address and tells her to let his parents know that he is not sure if he will be allowed to write in Italian.

She worked the night before and her mom fixed her breakfast so she could write to him. Last night, she saw Gilda, Nina and Jean. Jean is as snooty as ever and she has gotten worse. She received his suitcase yesterday and laid his hat on the table.…

Name: Edmondo Catania Place and Date of Birth: South Philadelphia, PA, 09/23/1944 Generation: 2 Family Origin: Paternal = Naso, Sicily, Italy Maternal = Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, Italy Spoken Languages: English Proficient in Italian…