Donald Householder Letters, 1944 - 1945

File — Box: 4253.004, Folder: 021

Scope and Contents

Contains letters from a staff sergeant (later, master sergeant) on the French and German fronts during the end of World War II, writing to his parents with daily news and looking forward to going home. Householder discusses acquaintances and sight-seeing, anticipation for his return home, and one letter describes Hitler's personal yacht, which Householder's company took possession of. The final letter is written on the back of a dispatch from the Office of the Transport Commander of the SS Lewiston Victory. In addition to the letters, there are two snapshots from 1942 of unidentified people.

Dates

1944 - 1945

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