- Title
- Douglas Wildfang, letter, 8/1/1945
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- Date
- January 08 1945
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- Description
- Letter written by PFC Douglas Wildfang to Gloria Mau while he was serving in Okinawa during World War II. In this letter Doug writes about the lives of people "back home," and wonders about those who are not contributing to the war effort; his nervousness after a recent battle and his wish to convey to Gloria the hardship of the life of his fellow soldiers. Written five days before the atomic bomb would be detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Subject
- ["Correspondence.","World War, 1939-1945.","Soldiers.","Veterans."]
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- Theme
- ["#War"]
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