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Ms-029: Letters Written To People From Biglerville During World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-029: Letters Written To People From Biglerville During World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
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This collection is comprised of letters to Olive Tipton and Sara Miller.
The letters written to Olive Tipton were exclusively from George Sandoe (1893- 1975), a private serving in the Antiaircraft Division of the Service stationed throughout the United States during the course of these letters. During the course of training, a blood vessel ruptured in Sandoe’s leg, sending him to the hospital, where the latter portion of this series was written. This series is composed mostly of correspondence concerning Tipton’s life in Biglerville during the war and day to day matters such as business advice for Tipton’s turkey farm. …
Ms-030: Letters Of Richard Schade (World War Ii), Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-030: Letters Of Richard Schade (World War Ii), Jaclyn Campbell
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Richard Schade was born August 9, 1919 and died January 25, 1997. During World War II, he was stationed in Paterson, New Jersey; Fort Totten, NY; and Camp Stewart, GA throughout the course of these letters. Most of them were written to his wife, Betty, in Camden, NJ. Throughout the course of the letters, Schade rises from the rank of Private to Corporal, and finally to Sergeant.
During his enlistment, Betty became pregnant and delivered a girl in the Spring of 1944. She was named Carol. These letters show that Schade was a very devoted husband and father and are …