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Letter from Grenier Army Air Field
Leona mentions she dislikes the Hobby Hat.
Letter from Accra
Leona writes to her sister regarding a trip taken to the "floral gardens" 23 miles from camp.
Enroute to overseas assignment
Leona Seyfert writes her sister while stopped over at Miami Beach, Florida, awaiting overseas transport to Accra. She writes that they stopped briefly in Washington, D.C. and she saw the Capitol.
Letter about arrival at Grenier
Leona writes about traveling to Grenier and her homesickness for Romulus and Fort Oglethorpe. She also hints that she will be assigned somewhere hot overseas.
Letter while on furlough
Leona writes Maxine to say she left out the details on her telegram, but hopes that they can meet up while she's on furlough as she will surely be assigned overseas soon.
Arrival at Basic Training
An officer at the 3rd WAC Training Center at Fort Oglethorpe lets Maxine know that Leona has arrived.
Army Plane, 18 WACs Lost
Article from the Boston Herald about the 18 missing WACs and their plane, the pilot of whom was from Boston.
18 Wacs Missing Week on Plane Trip in Africa
Article from the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing the 18 WACs that went missing on the flight from Accra.
Telegram regarding furlough
Leona telegrams her sister about her furlough
