World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945

Letter from Ethel G. Devlin, 1944

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MS-0369-02D-34

Title

Letter from Ethel G. Devlin, 1944

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Date

1944-06-30

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Creator

Devlin, Ethel G. (Mrs. Lawrence E.)

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Mrs. Devlin's news is of both her husband Col. Devlin ("Somewhere in France") and their son "Larry Jr." (Corsica). Senior enclosed a 5-franc note he received and a copy of "The Message Urgent" leaflet dropped on Normandy on and after D-Day. She was glad "to hear that he had gotten through the first fifteen days safely." On June 19th she heard from Junior in Corsica. From the contents and the newsletter report, the year is wrong.

Keywords

Lawrence R. Devlin; Combat; United States Army; D-Day; Leaflet dropping; Normandy; Corsica; Operation Neptune; Allied invasion of Normandy; Lawrence E. Devlin

Street Address

4002 North Hempstead Circle

Location

California - San Diego - Kensington

Collection Title

World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945

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MS-0369

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Language

English

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Letter

Extent

4 inches X 5 inches; 4 pages

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Related Materials

ve-013; Gunderson, Brian, "Leaflet Dropping Operations in World War II," in Air Power History, V. 45, # 1, p. 33; MS-0369-02D-32; MS-0369-02D-33; MS-0369-02D-35 through MS-0369-02D-37; MS-0369-03H-79; MS-0369-06D-35 through MS-0369-06D-40

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