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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - December 4, 1944
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Description
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Anna Lee implies in her letter that she has recived word that her son is dead. She mentions that she is still praying for the other members of the crew that are only reported as missing, including Jimmy. Anna Lee tells Lucille about an old friend of her son that paid her a visit and the good memories he brought back. She asks Lucille to write back any news she hears.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26510
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - November 2, 1944
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Anna Lee talks about her son and his reported death. She mentions that her son sometimes talked about Jimmy in his letters home as they were part of the same crew. She offers her sympathy to Lucille (presumably because Jimmy has been reported as missing) and hopes that maybe they have heard different news.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26507
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - November 24, 1944
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Anna Lee mentions the connections she's created with the other crew members' parents. She sends pictures and information regarding crew to keep Lucille updated on the situation. She asks Lucille if she has recieved the last letter one of the crew member's was able to write and says that if not she will send it her way.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26509
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Marietta Bonnett to Lucille Ley - December 11, 1944
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Marietta talks about her daughter and how she wishes her husband could have met the baby before he passed while serving. Through another pilot Marietta was able to find out the circumstances of Bennie's death. She tells Lucille about how she received a medal in his name and hopes Lucille has heard from Jimmy.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26504
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Mary Grothouse to Lucille Ley - November 27, 1944
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Mary, another mother with a son reported as missing, writes to Lucille to tell her she has not yet recieved her son Kenneth's personal items. She writes that her other son in England communicated with some of the boys from Kenneth's base who have high hopes the crew will return. Finally Mary relates to Lucille how her family has changed since the start of the war.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26514
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Mrs. H. L. Luke to Lucille Ley - November 20, 1944
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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.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26518
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Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 1, 1944
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26502
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Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 17, 1944
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26503
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Ruth Ley to Jimmy Ley - January 17, 1944
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Description
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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.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26501