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06/21/1944, Israel Bernstein Jun 1944

06/21/1944, Israel Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to Sumner Bernstein from father Israel regarding grandfather's health; grandfather's requirements for a strictly Kosher, orthodox Jewish home; optimism about the direction of the war; glad that Sumner is not in active combat duty.

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06/20/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/20/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding orientation program work, reading, entertainment on base.

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06/19/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/19/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding comfortable situation at Service Command; news from home; response to sister Helen's trip to Boston; Oliver Wendell Holmes; Bernard de Voto; ability of civilian society to absorb returning soldiers; lengthy description of tentmate Herb Schreiber's biography and political views.

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06/18/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/18/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding Uncle Lou being stationed in New York; letter from Mary Stein; family trips to Boston and Menikoe; hopes for election of Horace Hildreth in Maine Republican gubernatorial primary; Aunt Anne's letter about her dental convention; good news from both theaters of war; hopes for international cooperation.

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06/17/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/17/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding new tentmate Herb Schreiber, film about college football, detailed memories of Harvard-Yale football game he attended with father Israel as a child.

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06/16/1944, Israel Bernstein Jun 1944

06/16/1944, Israel Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to Sumner Bernstein from father Israel regarding progress of the war; optimism that they are reaching the beginning of the end; Wendell Wilkie article on labor programs.

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06/16/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/16/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding reading materials, orientation lectures, National Conventions, opinions on Franklin D. Roosevelt, news of bombing Japan.

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1944-06-15 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1944

1944-06-15 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on June 15, 1944.

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1944-06-15 Morehead Independent, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1944

1944-06-15 Morehead Independent, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Independent Archive

Morehead Independent published on June 15, 1944.

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06/15/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/15/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding weekend with Uncle Harold, worries over ratings at officer training, importance of family.

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06/14/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/14/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding movies and reading material, correspondence with family.

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06/13/1944 C, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/13/1944 C, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding subscriptions, correspondence with family, Father's Day, civilian tentmate.

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06/13/1944, Israel Bernstein Jun 1944

06/13/1944, Israel Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to Sumner Bernstein from father Israel regarding Rines Brothers deal; appreciation and pride in Sumner.

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06/13/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/13/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding settling in on island service command post, learning his new job.

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1944-06-12, Allen To Wife, Allen M. Boyden Jun 1944

1944-06-12, Allen To Wife, Allen M. Boyden

D-Day Correspondence

A surgeon in the Army, Maj. Allen M. Boyden performed some of the first surgeries on Omaha Beach. In this letter, Boyden writes to his wife, explaining that this is the first letter he was able to write to her in a long time - presumably the first letter since before the Allied invasion at Normandy, France on D-Day. He writes about not being able to sleep for a week due to the many major surgeries he had to conduct. Maj. Boyden writes that he feels he is making a difference in the war.

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06/11/1944, Sumner Bernstein Jun 1944

06/11/1944, Sumner Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding arrival at Ordnance Office at Service Command Headquarters in the New Hebrides; other officers and Medics.

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06/09/1944 B, Israel Bernstein Jun 1944

06/09/1944 B, Israel Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to Sumner Bernstein from father Israel regarding correspondence; bad luck at poker; news from Uncle Louis.

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06/09/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/09/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding ocean journey to the New Hebrides, conditions on ship, excitement about assignment, arrival at new posting.

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06/08/1944 C, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/08/1944 C, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding movie screenings, thoughts on postwar world, swimming in the South Pacific.

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1944-06-08 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1944

1944-06-08 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on June 8, 1944.

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06/08/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/08/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding correspondence with family, conditions on Santo [Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu], thoughts on Portland mayoral race, details of mail censorship.

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1944-06-08 Morehead Independent, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1944

1944-06-08 Morehead Independent, Morehead Independent (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Independent Archive

Morehead Independent published on June 8, 1944.

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06/07/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/07/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding anniversary bond for parents, desire for news of European D-Day invasion.

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06/07/1944, Sumner Bernstein Jun 1944

06/07/1944, Sumner Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding new typewriter; entertainment on board ship; attendance at Friday Jewish Services.

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1944-06-06, Ralph To Parents, Ralph P. Goldsticker Jr. Jun 1944

1944-06-06, Ralph To Parents, Ralph P. Goldsticker Jr.

D-Day Correspondence

This letter is written a day after June 6, 1944. Lt. Ralph P. Goldsticker, Jr., a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Force Corps, writes about the 1944 June 5 debrief leading up to the D-Day. He also discusses how he flew two missions on D-Day and the second mission - in the afternoon - is when he was able to see the Allied forces along Normandy's beaches. Lt. Goldsticker writes that throughout the entire day, he and the rest of the Air Corps wanted to know the details of what was happening on the beachhead.

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06/06/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/06/1944 B, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding correspondence with family and friends, news from Harvard, wives of great men, postscript on D-Day invasion.

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06/06/1944 C, Israel Bernstein Jun 1944

06/06/1944 C, Israel Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to Sumner Bernstein from father Israel regarding D-Day; hopes for a swift end to the war.

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1944-06-06, David To Wife, David B. Biddle Jun 1944

1944-06-06, David To Wife, David B. Biddle

D-Day Correspondence

Sgt. Davide Biddle, USA, wrote to his wife on D-Day, expressing to her the significance of the day and what it means to ending the war. He frequently reassures his wife that he is not trying to scare her but reassurring her that she is strong. Sgt. Biddle emphasizes the importance of praying and trusting God throughout the remainder of the war. The seargent also expresses he continued love for his wife as he writes the letter. Biddle would not land in Normandy until June 11, 1944, a few days after D-Day.

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06/06/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/06/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to parents from Sumner Bernstein with best wishes for their wedding anniversary, hope that next year they can celebrate in person.

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06/05/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein Jun 1944

06/05/1944, Sumner T. Bernstein

Sumner T. Bernstein Correspondence

Letter to family from Sumner Bernstein regarding food, drink, and conveniences on base, family's speculation about where he is, subscriptions.

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