Interesting letter

January 2nd, 2009

From Thu Sep 04 09:49:29 1997
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>From: Dave Riddle
>Subject: Interesting letter
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>After reading Tom Robison’s note this morning about the FSU WWII history
>project and how this collection will focus on the “human experience” I
>thought the list might find this letter interesting.
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>This letter was written to my Grandfathers mother by my Grandmother on
>December 13, 1941 while she was 8 months pregnant with my father (Bill
>Riddle, an active poster on this list). When the Japanese attacked Pearl my
>Grandfather was to sea and she relates how her oldest son (then three years
>old) was hit in the leg by a bullet from a Japanese war plane!
>
>Does anyone on the list know if this makes him the youngest casulty that
>morning.
>
>The graphic mentioned above is a high res scan so it is very readable.
>
>Dave Riddle
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