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Title: Mrs. H. L. Luke to Lucille Ley - November 20, 1944
Description: Mrs. Luke thanks Lucille for her letter and for the additional information Lucille was able to provide about the circumstances of her stepson George's death. She requests a copy of one of Lucille's photographs. She says she is glad to know some of the crew of the plane is still missing and not officially pronounced dead, and she hopes for good news soon. Mrs. Luke describes her internal struggle with her hatred for the Germans. She tells Lucille a little about George, about her own children, and about George's older brother who was also killed in action.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:26518

Title: Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 1, 1944
Description: Ruth talks about her husband's job and the health of her son, Dave. She then starts to write about family friends and the well being of their children. Currently, Sue is in the hospital with pneumonia. Ruth mentions how proud everyone is that Jimmy is recieveing both the Air Medal and the Oak Leaf Cluster, but is sad that he couldn't return home for his furlough.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:26502

Title: Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 17, 1944
Description: Ruth complains about a toothache from a bad cavity and chats about a shopping trip with friends. She then writes about her brother Vic who was able to connect with an old college buddy who is also in service in the Pacific. After explaining how ecstatic Vic was, she tells Jimmy that David has sent him a valentine.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:26503

Title: Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - January 17, 1944
Description: Ruth hopes Jimmy had fun on his furlough and mentions her sister might be off on furlough as well soon. Ruth then tells funny stories about Dave, her son, to Jimmy.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:26501