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Coddaire, James A., 1907-1997 to Olive Coddiare

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09614.06 Author/Creator: Coddaire, James A., 1907-1997 Place Written: France Type: V-Mail Date: 9 October 1944 Pagination: 1 p. : V-Mail ; 14.2 x 11.8 cm. Order a Copy

Coddaire writes Olive that he had a haircut this morning, it was a mess as he had 5 guys working on it and nobody knew what they were doing. He says it's fine though as he has no plans on going on any dates with girls until he gets back to the states. He also metions that the weather is better, and as a result morale has gone up. He says that he had a second breakfast at another company as the first wasn't filling and swears that the other group has better cooks. In closing he asks Olive to send him some ink for the V-Mails.

Coddaire, James A., 1907-1997
Coddaire, Olive, 1910-1992

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