W.W. Embree Collection, RC 2, Box 1, Folder 11
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Title
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W.W. Embree Collection, RC 2, Box 1, Folder 11
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Date
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August 11, 1945
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Description
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Soldiers not only craved news from home, such as in the letter from Waite Embree to Major Loren Ake, but were desperate to get information back to their families. Robert Borden, a sailor from Rockford, Illinois tried unsuccessfully to inform his family about his responsibilities and location. Most of his letters were marked rejected by censors and returned. Borden evaded censors by handing off a nine-page letter to a shipmate who was returning to Illinois from their ship, which was located near Japan. Loose Lips Sink Ships.
