Phyllis Okoniewski collection 1941-1945 1942-1945 Okoniewski, Phyllis collection

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Phyllis Okoniewski collection 1941-1945 1942-1945 Okoniewski, Phyllis collection

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This collection is made up of letters that Phyllis Okoniewski of Buffalo, New York, wrote and received during World War II. She corresponded with servicemen in multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces during the early years of the war, and wrote over 150 letters to her future husband, Richard J. Szymczak, from September 1943-May 1945.

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William L. Clements Library

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