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The letters from Lieutenant (jg) T.V. Sparrow, B-15 (Comm) discuss friends at home as well as his military experiences.

Content Description From the Collection: The Paul A. Carpenter Letters consists of incoming correspondence and Vmail from family and friends. The letters date from 1942-1945, with the bulk written in 1945. Much of the content discusses the home front: the change of seasons, canning berries and peas, poetry, movies, and new novels such as “Forever Amber”. Paul Carpenter’s parents, J.E. and Albina Carpenter, sent local newspaper clippings with their letters, sharing news of other Kenton, Ohio soldiers and sailors and announcements...

Content Description From the Collection: The Paul A. Carpenter Letters consists of incoming correspondence and Vmail from family and friends. The letters date from 1942-1945, with the bulk written in 1945. Much of the content discusses the home front: the change of seasons, canning berries and peas, poetry, movies, and new novels such as “Forever Amber”. Paul Carpenter’s parents, J.E. and Albina Carpenter, sent local newspaper clippings with their letters, sharing news of other Kenton, Ohio soldiers and sailors and announcements...

Content Description From the Collection: The Paul A. Carpenter Letters consists of incoming correspondence and Vmail from family and friends. The letters date from 1942-1945, with the bulk written in 1945. Much of the content discusses the home front: the change of seasons, canning berries and peas, poetry, movies, and new novels such as “Forever Amber”. Paul Carpenter’s parents, J.E. and Albina Carpenter, sent local newspaper clippings with their letters, sharing news of other Kenton, Ohio soldiers and sailors and announcements...

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Evelyn served in the Navy Department, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, in Washington, D.C., as part of Waves. Her letters discuss mutual friends, taking leave, and her trip to California.

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Kenneth Zahn, U.S. Navy, discusses their previous shared station of Plymouth, England. He writes that he stands a rugged four hour watch and is "still traveling around the Continent". One of his letters is on stationary with German heading.

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Harold Zorn, who served on the U.S.S. Hubbard (DE-211), shares news of their mutual friends. He mentions having accomplished a mission that "got" an enemy sub.

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The folder contains letters from unknown persons including "Lavina", "Marilyn", "Van", and "Dat" whose letter was written on V-E Day. Two letters are signed "Vivian", a library school student, which may be the same Vivian mentioned in E.B. Griffith's letter.

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The contents are official letters that accompanied new identification cards for Paul Carpenter. also included is an absent General Election ballot, dated September 30, 1942, for the state of Ohio.

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The content of Nina's letters spans life at home, the weather, the election of Roosevelt, the shortage of paper, and discussion of popular books. She often included newspaper clippings of comics and war-related articles.