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The Poets Corner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.026.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: November 18, 1942 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated November 23, 1942. The article is entitled The Poets Corner and includes four different poems. Omer has circled one poem titled The Innocents. The article was removed from Yank, The Army Weekly November 18, 1943 issue

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
World War II
Soldier's Letter
Air Force
World War II

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