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Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 Navy Grilled in Food Theft

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.529.07 Author/Creator: Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 4 November 1945 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 4, 1945. Article is concerning food theft and hiding of food in Hawaii by Navy officers. The food was sold on the black market with other supplies for an estimated total of $500,000.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Hershey, Milton Snavely, 1857-1945

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