Beal, Leonard L.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of four letters to Professor Howard Robinson, Oberlin, Ohio, three of which are from Corporal Leonard L. Beal, North Africa and two are from First Lieutenant Donald (“Don”) Balassa, Corsica. The letter dated 6 November 1943, from First Lieutenant Donald (“Don”) Balassa mentions farming methods and vegetables. He also mentions he, “bumped into…an officer” in the British Army, “who was a communist.” The next letter from Donald (“Don”) Balassa is dated 22 April 1944. This...