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Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include the permanence of marriage, loyalty and doubts, friends and family working towards being prepared for Lewis' eventual return, visits to a local pool, frustrations with a boarder, food shortages, relatives visiting, and housework.

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Title
Letters from Beth Puckett to Lewis Puckett (June 18-25, 1945)
Contributor
Puckett, Beth, Correspondent
Puckett, Lewis, Correspondent
Date
1945-06
Topic Area
North Carolina
Military
Keyword
Wartime ; World War II ; Home front
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Subject Heading
Greensboro (N.C.) -- History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945
Type
Text
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Contributing Institution
Greensboro History Museum
Archival Context
Greensboro History Museum; Puckett Family Papers; Series: 1: Correspondence (1929-1945); Folder: 24: Puckett, Beth -- Letters to Lewis Puckett (1945, June 18-25)
Identifier
GHM_MssColl089.1.24
Funding Information
LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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