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to Grandma and Grandpa
15 November 1941
Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
One letter addressed to S. and Mrs. Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated November 15, 1941. Pertains to life on base and training.
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to Dad
16 November 1941
One letter addressed to Morris Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 16, 1941. Pertains to life on base and training. States that they use flour sacks as hand grenades for bomb training.
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to Mother
17 November 1941
One letter addressed to Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 17, 1941.
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18 November 1941
One postcard addressed to Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 18, 1941. Pertains to training.
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19 November 1941
One letter addressed to Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 19, 1941. Pertains to training, updates of life on the base, and a family friend trying to arrange a date with her daughter.
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to Marcia and Cous
8 November 1941
One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated City of Madness, State of Soldiers, November 8, 1941. Pertains to training, visiting town due to a broken thumb, and the weather.
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One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated Forest Freezing, I Shivering, State of Emptiness, November 15, 1941. Pertains to end of maneuver training, a stay at a hospital due to a broken thumb, the weather and the new...
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One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated November 18, 1941. Pertains to the Battalion photographer, Anthony Warren, requesting to see a Christmas season circular of local photography in New England.
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21 November 1941
One letter addressed to Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 21, 1941. Pertains to training and the next available time off he can take.
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One letter addressed to Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 21, 1941. Pertains to photographs that he'll be sending to them and that he'll see them December 15th.
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to Naomi
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 21, 1941. Pertains to sending her a portrait of himself, his next furlough and a poem he has written entitled, "The Selectee's Lament."
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24 November 1941
One letter addressed to S. and Mrs. S. Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated November 24, 1941. Mentions that he'll be visiting them on the next furlough that he has on December 14. Describes Thanksgiving dinner at the base.
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to Mother and Dad
26 November 1941
One letter addressed to Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated November 26, 1941.Pertains to manouever training ending on November 27. Thanks them for the care package they sent. Inquires about his sister Ruth.
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30 November 1941
One letter addressed Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 30, 1941. Pertains to life on the base. States that the morale of the men in their regiment is not high unlike how the radio states that it is.
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2 December 1941
One letter addressed Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 2, 1941. Pertains to life on the base.
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3 December 1941
One letter addressed Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 3, 1941. Describes going to a party in Raleigh with Naomi and other acquaintances.
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One letter addressed Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated December 3, 1941.
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5 December 1941
One letter addressed Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated December 5, 1941. Pertains to the likelihood that his regiment will be sent off to war the following month.
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8 December 1941
One letter addressed Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 8, 1941. Describes the mood in town after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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9 December 1941
One letter addressed Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 9, 1941. Refers to Pearl Harbor, a rise in ammunitions on their base, and listening to the news following the attacks.
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10 December 1941
One letter addressed Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated December 10, 1941. Pertains to a town festival in Fayetteville, training and possibly being deployed. Believes that they are not nearly ready due to lack of ammunition.
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16 December 1941
One letter addressed Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated December 16, 1941. Pertains to visiting with his family.
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One postcard addressed Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 2, 1941. Pertains to how he spent Hanukkah.
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24 December 1941
One letter addressed Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 24, 1941. Pertains to upcoming furloughs were cancelled and life on the base. Mentions that General Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle, commander of the Ninth Division being...
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to Marcia and Warren
25 December 1941
One letter addressed Warren and Marcia Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated December 25, 1941. Pertains to travelling to Washington and a soldier possibly being court martialed for leaving base without permission.
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One letter addressed Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated December 25, 1941. Pertains to life on the base.
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to Darling
2 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 2, 1944. Responding to updates of mutual acquaintances in Clinton, North Carolina.
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to Mom, Dad and Grandma
3 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated April 3, 1944. Pertains to seeing Dwight D. Eisenhower, a request for cigar and candies, and the weather.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 3, 1944. Pertains to finding time to write letters to her and reading "The Big Rock Candy Mountain," by Wallace Stevens.
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4 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated April 4, 1944.
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9 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 9, 1944.
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11 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 11, 1944. Mentions what he thinks their lives will be like 10 years later.
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16 April 1944
One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated April 16, 1944. Mentions life on base and needing to fix his broken watch. Parts of the letter have been redacted.
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One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 16, 1944. Mentions books that he is reading.
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26 April 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated April 26, 1944. Mentions writing to Naomi and Ruth.
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One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated April 26, 1944. Relays his opinion on a possible post-war life.
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27 April 1944
One letter addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated April 27, 1944. Shares the contact information for people he met while stationed in Africa, Ben and Mrs. Robert Benmergui.
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17 May 1944
One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated May 17, 1944. Pertains to sending and receiving letters.
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16 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 16, 1944. Writing to make sure that they and Warren Abrams aren't sending him two new watches.
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13 May 1944
Sid, fl. 1944
One v-mail addressed to Warren Abrams from Sid dated May 13, 1944. Congratulates him and Marcia on expecting a baby.
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One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 16, 1944. Inquires about a family member who visited them from Texas.
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18 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 18, 1944. Mentions registering to vote from abroad.
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26 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 26, 1944. Mentions receiving care packages and a day-trip to London.
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25 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 25, 1944. Criticizes local American papers about their coverage of government legislation for soldiers serving in the military.
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One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 26, 1944. Pertains to Mother's Day; replacing his watch; and going into town for a day.
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to Ruth
28 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Ruth Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated May 28, 1944. Pertains to Mother's Day, missing her, and her education and summer plans.
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27 May 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated May 27, 1944. Pertains to what he is currently reading and correspondence censorship.
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30 May 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 30, 1944. Pertains to the weather and paying his cousin for the watch replacement.
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9 June 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated June 9, 1944.
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16 June 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated June 16, 1944. Mentions they have moved to the French countryside. Describes the fields.
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19 June 1944
One v-mail addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated June 19, 1944. Pertains to receiving care packages.
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20 June 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated June 20, 1944. Pertains to the coverage of the Ninth Division on BBC Radio.
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28 June 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated June 28, 1944. Pertains to receiving mail.
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3 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 3, 1944. Pertains to American news coverage of the war and sending German souvenirs.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated July 3, 1944. Pertains to the weather and sending souvenirs.
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July 9, 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated July 9, 1944. Describes the scenery of France.
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15 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 15, 1944. Describes the weather.
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to Mrs. Schwartz
18 July 1944
Jaffe, fl. 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva Schwartz from Captain Jaffe dated July 18, 1944. Pertains to Warren aiding the regiment with rations the previous week.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated July 18, 1944. Mentions a box of cigars arriving after not being able to smoke since they departed England.
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19 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 19, 1944. Mentions receiving care package of candy, cigars and photographs of Warren and Marcia Abrams's newborn baby.
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21 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 21, 1944. Pertains to what Ruth will major in college and receiving packages.
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23 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 23, 1944. Pertains to the Ninth Division being covered in the paper.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated July 23, 1944. Mentions the passing of Naomi's aunt.
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26 July 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated July 26, 1944. Mentions reading "Strange Fruit," and describes others' opinions about interracial relationships.
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One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated July 26, 1944. Inquires about their trip and a request for more cigars.
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2 August 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated August 2, 1944.
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7 August 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated August 7, 1944. Expresses guilt that he hadn't responded to her recently arrived bulk of letters.
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10 August 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated August 10, 1944. Mentions meeting local French citizens.
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16 August 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated August 16, 1944. Pertains to receiving photographs and what books he is reading.
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One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated August 16, 1944. Pertains to the weather and receiving care packages.
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to Belle
17 August 1944
One letter addressed to Bella Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated August 17, 1944. Mentions meeting refugees and learning their opinion of SS officers.
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20 August 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated August 20, 1944. Pertains to other men in his squadron reading "Strange Fruit," by Lillian Smith.
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1 September 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 1, 1944. Pertains to being stationed in France. Mentions bees and rations.
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One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 1, 1944. Pertains to staying on the French countryside and compares it to the United States.
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6 September 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 6, 1944. Pertains to receiving mail.
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13 September 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 13, 1944. Mentions the army score system.
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One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 13, 1944. Pertains to responding to letters and congratulating her on a new job in a dress shop.
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15 September 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 15, 1944. Mentions the brief stop in Belgium.
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18 September 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 18, 1944. Mentions weather in Germany; visiting Belgium and reading.
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20 September 1944
One letter addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 20, 1944. Describes Rosh Hashanah services.
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One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 18, 1944. Pertains to cold weather and receiving a letter from a family friend, Emma Roberts.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 20, 1944. Provides update on his family and packages they've sent. Wishes her a happy New Year.
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23 September 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 23, 1944. Lists souvenirs he sent to family friends.
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One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 23, 1944. Pertains to life while stationed in Europe and her approaching to visit to his family Boston.
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One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 23, 1944. Describes seeing refugees, European cities in ruins, fighting near SS troops, and American troops being celebrated while driving through Belgium...
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2 October 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated October 2, 1944. Pertains to Naomi not traveling to Boston to meet his family.
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15 October 1944
One letter addressed to Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated October 15, 1944. Related to sending a money order of $100 and detailing mail he has received.
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4 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated October 4, 1944. Pertains to his family possibly expecting her for Christmas.
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9 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated October 9, 1944. Pertains to weather and expecting more cigars from them.
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One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated October 9 1944. Remarks on her enthusiasm from a previous letter and his mother making plans for them to meet.
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10 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated October 10, 1944. Mentions Roosevelt's letter in the publication Stars and Stripes.
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11 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated October 11, 1944. Related to receiving letters and packages from them.
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13 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated October 13, 1944. Pertains to news coverage of the Ninth Division and they are likely to reach a rest camp.
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17 October 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated October 17, 1944. States that he has not received letters from her and sends her Marcia and Warren Abrams's new address.
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19 October 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated October 19, 1944. Requests more books. Mentions a new member of their squadron from North Carolina.
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[History of the Ninth Division]
23 October 1944
Howard, fl. 1944
Consists of an undated typed note addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Howard stating that he is returning the history of the Ninth Division. Included with the note are two typewritten copies of the history of the Ninth Division. The documents are dated...
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5 November 1944
One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 5, 1944. Pertains to the document circulating on the history of the Ninth Division and returning to Belgium.
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11 November 1944
One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 11, 1944. Asks when she is likely to visit his family in Boston.
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12 November 1944
One greeting card dated November 12, 1944. Illustration on the front of the card is of chaplain presiding over a service in a church left in ruins. Soldiers are depicted kneeling while a star shines down. Text inside reads, "The Ninth Infantry...
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One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 12, 1944. Pertains to writing Christmas cards, and inquiring about his newborn nephew, Lewis.
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