Craig M. Pearson collection, 1943-1945 and undated (20th century).

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Craig M. Pearson collection, 1943-1945 and undated (20th century).

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Chiefly letters from Pearson, reflecting daily life during training, becoming less newsy during combat in Europe, largely due to the strict censorship enforced (a few letters reflecting this with holes cut out by army censors). Pearson requests news from home and asks for stationery, stamps, etc., and information on high school sports teams, also making cultural observations about the countries he is in (England, France (Alsace), Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany), the local scenery, and providing information that he is well, including an excited letter (1945 Feb. 24) expressing his pleasure on eating Belgian ice cream. In later letters, written after the censorship lifted, he details some close calls and tough experiences as well as descriptions of some of the souvenirs he collected.

15 linear ft.

Middlesex County Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8097053

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