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Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., (fl. 1943-1945) to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.397 Author/Creator: Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., (fl. 1943-1945) Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 25 January 1945 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Mrs. E.M. Stouffer to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated January 25, 1945. The clipping features three men in sailor's uniforms standing next to a bus talking to W.A.V.E.S inside. The caption reads, "The Early Bird Gets The Chicks. Beating their buddies to the punch, three sailors angle for dates with a newly -arrived contingent of WAVES. There were more than 200 Navy gals in this first large group to hit Hawaii. When the WAVES disembarked a Navy band was on hand to say "Aloha."" One sailor was labeled "Leonard." There is no indication of the newspaper the clipping was from.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., fl. 1943-1945

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