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Dear Blanche: World War II Letters Received by Blanche Esther (Perry) Sylvester, 1943-1946

by Curtis R. Sylvester, editor. (Fort Wayne, IN: Behind the Scenes, 2009).

A collection of sixty-five letters written to Blanche Esther (Perry) Sylvester by family and friends between November 22, 1943 and March 30, 1946. Forty-four of the letters were written by young men who were serving in the military and one v-mail from her son's regiment. Eight letters were from her son's girl friend and two from the girl friend's sisters who were married to service men. Three letters were from Blanche's brother. Two letters are from relatives who had lost a son and a husband in the war. Four letters were written by former pastors seeking to give comfort and sympathy to Blanche and her family after the death of her son, Ralph Sylvester, Jr. The book contains the transcriptions and the digitized images of each letter.

This work is copyright 2009, Curtis R. Sylvester. It is presented here with permission.

Contents:
Letters from Cpl. John William Perry (Blanche's brother)
- 15 Jan 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 10 Feb 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 21 Apr 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 27 May 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 2 Jun 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 19 Jun 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 30 Jun 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 7 Jul 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 18 Jul 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 22 Jul 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 4 Aug 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 9 Aug 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 29 Aug 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 17 Sep 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 22 Sep 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 16 Oct 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 19 Oct 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 2 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 8 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 12 Dec 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 31 Dec 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 21 Jan 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 5 Feb 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 17 Feb 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 23 Feb 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 12 Mar 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 13 Apr 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 28 Apr 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 13 Jun 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Pvt. Homer Edward Sylvester (Blanche's son)
- 30 Mar 1946 (transcript) (image)
Letters from S1C William Eugene Sylvester (Blanche's nephew)
- 8 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 21 Feb 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 4 Mar 1945 (transcript) (image)
- Nov 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Pvt. Ernest Franklin Perry (Blanche's nephew)
- 27 Nov 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letters from Pfc. Forest Darwin Carmichael (Blanche's cousin)
- 29 Oct 1945 (transcript) (image)
- Nov 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letters from Pvt. Earl C. King (friend of Junior's)
- 1 Jun 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 17 Jul 1944 (#1) (transcript) (image)
- 17 Jul 1944 (#2) (transcript) (image)
- 26 Mar 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Ph M3/c Frank Hill (Monroe Co, IN)
- 24 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
Letter from A1C George Elmer Maines
- 22 Nov 1943 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Pvt. Charles Decker
- 8 Oct 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Pvt. Stanley Mack
- 8 Mar 1946 (transcript) (image)
Letters from Annabelle Zike (Junior's girlfriend)
- 12 May 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 11 Oct 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 27 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 10 Oct 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 29 Oct 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 6 Nov 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 20 Nov 1945 (transcript) (image)
- 26 Dec 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Daisy Zike Strain
- 20 Jul 1944 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Beulah Zike Ingram
- 10 Sep 1945 (transcript) (image)
Letters from Rev. & Mrs. Lewis & Clara Bradford
- 15 Jan 1945 (transcript) (image)
- unknown date (transcript) (image)
Letters from Rev. & Mrs. Arthur & Corah Pritchett
- 6 May 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 17 Aug 1945 (transcript) (image)
V-mail from Col. W. Fulton Magill
- 9 Dec 1944 (transcript) (image)
Letters from Leland Perry (Blanche's brother)
- 6 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 7 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
- 14 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Hazel (Sylvester) Wise
- 26 Nov 1948 (transcript) (image)
Letter from Nellie Frances (May) Matson
- 15 Nov 1944 (transcript) (image)

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