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James Kimmel Letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
PFC James Kimmel (1921-1944) letters to and from him during World War II. Kimmel was killed in action in Italy while serving
with the Army in the 157th Infantry. Collection includes hundreds of of letters, eight v-mail letters, and five letters witten
by Janet Bosler, Kimmel's sweetheart, that were returned and marked "deceased." The collection also includes newspaper clippings
that reported Kimmel's death, a church service bulletin for his memorial, and letters of condolence to Bosler from soldiers
who served with Kimmel when he died. Later, Janet Bosler married Edgar Greene, Jr. in 1968. The collection includes correspondence
regarding their marriage and also earlier correspondence from her mother, Mrs. Louise Thomas Bosler.
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