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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09614.07 Author/Creator: Coddaire, James A., 1907-1997 Place Written: France Type: V-Mail Date: 24 October 1944 Pagination: 1 p. : V-Mail Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 11.8 cm Order a Copy

Coddaire writes about his adventures in Nantes where he went on a pass. He mentions talking to an elderly man who had been to England before the war and spoke good English, and also talked to a young women who was learning English in school and wanted to practice. He also mentions a GI selling a deck of cards for a hundred Francs which was about two dollars. He mentions watching a movie in a barn, and that there was film developing in a shed that came out okay, so he will see about sending her a picture of himself.

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

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