Eyde, F. (2017). Brothers in Arms. The Washinton Post. Joe Alosi. Dan Lamothe. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/world-war-two-letters/.

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pid: ww2letter
label: Eyde, F. (2017). Brothers in Arms. The Washinton Post. Joe Alosi. Dan Lamothe. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/world-war-two-letters/.
Timestamp: 10/8/2021 15:32:09
URL for full object: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/world-war-two-letters/
Citation for full object: Eyde, F. (2017). Brothers in Arms. The Washinton Post. Joe Alosi. Dan Lamothe. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/world-war-two-letters/.
Filename in shared drive folder: WW2Letter
General description of the complete original artifact: This letter is the first of many sets written by the Eyde siblings to each other and their parents. In the midst of World War II, three of the four brothers fought in separate fields and all four wrote separately to each other as often as they were allowed to. Written by the eldest, Frank, this particular letter dates back to the early 1940's, not long after the war started. Frank, known by his brothers as "the salesman", enlisted as a Marine and wrote of his frustrations - mainly caused by the "Japs" and German forces - as well as warm reminiscences of childhood. The set was recovered by businessman and Marine Corps veteran Joe Alosi in a mostly empty storage unit. According to him, the hundreds of letters written between the brothers were from the start of the war and beyond. However, the only letters released (at least the ones that I found) were from two years into the war up until almost the end of it.
Estimated number of records in data set: 23
Estimated number of fields if this were a database: 7
Estimated time to digitize all records in set (hours): 3
Time period when data was created: 1941
Organization creating data: The Washington Post
Individual who created data (if known or guessable).: Joe Alosi
Shortcomings of this taxonomy for data set (if any): N/A
Notes about the image you chose: Image uploaded is one page of a four page letter home from a man fighting in World War II.

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