The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, March 10, 2014

250 World War II Letters Found and Returned

From May 27, 2013, ABC News "250 World War II Letters Found in Hat Box Returned to Soldier's Family" by Eliza Murphy. //// They were written between 1940 and 1946 by Eural and Robert Harvill to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Harvill, Box 7, Drumright, Oklahoma, from different training camps around the United States where they were stationed. //// Pamela Gilliland bought the box for $1 at an estate sale in Drumright 15 years ago. //// History buff Doug Eaton helped track the Harvills down with the help of local Drumright residents and Ancestry.com. //// The letters were returned in the Drumright City Hall. //// A Bit of Family History Restored. --GreGen

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