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Laspezia 260247.pdf
Angelo writes a very affectionate letter to his “carissima nonna” In the six-page letter, he speaks about his health and an uncle’s health. He discourages her to go to America based on the newspaper article about what happened to the ship that was…

Danny opens the letter as he customarily does, "My darling wife", even though they are not yet married. He suggests a GI wedding like the one he saw the day before and encourages Leona that if she comes to visit him that they will get married on site…

Danny's letter is written on stationary with the header: "I've been so busy getting ready to whip the Japs, I haven't kept up my letter writing. He is so impressed by the photos she has sent. He says she is a Queen and he has showed them to everyone…

Danny reassures Leona that he does not have a girlfriend there. Her friends have been teasing her. He is convinced that 90% of the girls ther are diseased and he is so scared of contracting syphillis after the movies he has had to view on venereal…

Paper of American Red Cross. 6 pages. In hospital, nice and clean. Arrived by plane and reminded him of his trips to Bellaire to see her. Trouble with feet but not serious. Arrived from Germany, “it certainly is great to be away from that darn…

Dom is asking how Christmas went and how the family is doing. He inquires about Leona's mother's health.

ECatania audio cut clean.mp3
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…

02_13_1947.pdf
Giuseppe hopes that Zia Antonietta and all the other family members are fine. Giuseppina is supposed to leave for the U.S. in February, but she postponed her trip in March, because of her poor health conditions. There are recurring interesting uses…

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Laspezia 160247.pdf
Peppino writes about Angiolino's accident while working. He has a swollen gland on his groin and needs 8 days of complete rest. Rosina adds one page to the letter in which she describes her daily activities and points out that the flour has run out…

Laspezia 210247.pdf
Giuseppe speaks about his mother-in-law's health, cigarettes, family, and inviting people over for lunch. Angiolino has a 39.2 degree fever. He speaks affectionately to his mother-in-law thanking her for her generosity in sending the cigarettes and…
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