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Douglas E. Leach papers

 Collection — 00.0067 - Box 1
Identifier: 00.0067
Scope and Contents

Douglas Leach served as a U.S. Navy officer during World War II on the U.S.S Elden in the Pacific Theater. His letters of correspondence to family and friends are about his daily life, on the ship and off. His family's letters hold information on how rationing and censorship affected the American family unit during WWII. There are photographs included of Leach's niece and sister.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-1945; Other: Date acquired: 02/09/2000