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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her father) discussing being grounded due to weather, a letter from the recipient and bonds, cigarettes, mail, finances, flying a new plane out of Long Beach, Army regulations, and her friends Bobby and Marion. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: January 26, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Lowry and Armadillo]

Description: Photograph of a soldier identified as Lowry kneeling on the ground with a captured armadillo. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Lowry and Captive (Armadilla) - Poker game to the right."
Date: January 26, 1942
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers in Snowy Street]

Description: Photograph of a group of soldiers running in a snowy street, with a destroyed building in the background, and several other damaged buildings in the vicinity. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Schillerdorf, France, the 7th Army drove the Germans SS Troops out of this town in a vigorous counter attack."
Date: January 26, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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