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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.…

Leona send candies to Danny. Leona asked Danny if he went to a doctor to check his ear. Then, Leona talks about her daily routine. She knows that soldiers are unhappy of their life.

Leona recaps her day and some conversations at work. She also brings up an argument that she and Danny had in the past, saying that she hopes they never have another conversation like that (he said she was money hungry) again. She asks him how he…

Leona's letter recounts social happenings: war inspired wedding for Jan, seeing Grace at her sister's, Bill being in Florida, shopping with her mom, etc. And, there is a lot of talk about food: Leona was going to make "nokis" for dinner; she bought a…

Leona talks about her baby. Leona is worried about soldiers cheating with other girls. Anyway she is happy and confident about her husband and his love. Then she talks about her brother and part of her family.

Leona has not received any mail from Danny for three days, but she read his letter at his mom's house She talks about the weather at home and asks about his weather. She updates on Gracie and Jeanette whose husband was put in the 7th Service and will…

Kate, a former colleague, writes a friendly letter to Leona updating her on her family, office events and the news about mutual friends. The tone is upbeat and includes jokes and a poem at the end. Kate remarks that she spends all her time writing…

Johnny writes to her sister Leona that he "just got here last night but I can't tell you where just yet." He asks her to tell their mother not to worry. He mentions that he may not be allowed to write to their mother in Italian (because of the policy…

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…

Danny writes his wife after returning from church. Although he did not make communion, he plans to do so the following Sunday and lets her know that he has purchased 2 GI rosaries, one for himself and one to send to her. He remarks that he will take…