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Lola H. Ryan writes in great detail about V-E Day celebrations in Marseilles, France, including French revelers swarming the streets, a party at the local T.C. club, multiple guns salutes, and the celebratory artillery salvos that occurred throughout the following night and day. Other topics include Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, and her trip to Cannes, France, with "Lamb" on leave.

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Title
Letter from Lola H. Ryan to mother, dad, and Stub
Contributor
Ryan, Lola H., Correspondent
Date
1945-05-15
Date (Text)
1945-05-15
Object ID
WV0362.4.003
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Topics
Women's History
Military
Place
Marseilles (France)
Service Branch
Army -- Army Nurse Corps
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Image
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Lola H. Ryan Letters; Folder: 2: Letters, 1945 January - May
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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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Lola H. Ryan Letters
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