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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992 to Darling

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.631 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992 Place Written: Belgium Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1944 Pagination: 1 greeting card ; envelope Order a Copy

One greeting card dated November 12, 1944. Illustration on the front of the card is of chaplain presiding over a service in a church left in ruins. Soldiers are depicted kneeling while a star shines down. Text inside reads, "The Ninth Infantry Division Wishes You A Merry Christmas." Inside includes illustrations depicting symbols of where the infantry had visited.

Hurwitz, Naomi, fl. 1941-1944
Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992

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