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Letters, 1945 September 11-October 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: id252872
Scope and Contents Having been asked to reenlist for another four years, he announces his refusal to sign anything but a discharge; complains about the heat, sailors fighting, a fire in the barracks, not getting leave, and not being a ‘real sailor’; says Lillian stopped writing after he suggested they be just friends, so he writes to a friend’s sister; says he has only 16½ points, but needs 35 to get out of the Navy; visits the Panama Canal; cooks for a farewell party before being moved to Balboa. Is assigned...
Dates: 1945 September 11-October 13