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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992 to Marcia and Cous

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.461 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992 Place Written: Sicily, Italy Type: Typed letter signed Date: 2 September 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Marcia and Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated September 2, 1943. Pertains to visiting a town within Sicily and being intoxicated with Leonard and Fred Elmo and Tom Carney. Includes a photograph of the four men mentioned. Letter contains graphic language related to genitalia.

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Abrams, Warren, fl. 1941-1945
Abrams, Marcia, fl. 1941-1945
Borin, Leonard, fl. 1943-1944
Elmo, Fred, fl. 1943
Carney, Tom, fl. 1943

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