Eugene Lipstein

Last Name: Lipsgtein
First Name: Eugene
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Nickname: Gene, Jeep

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Branch of Armed Services: Army Air Force
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Unit(s): 704 CA(AA) Btry; 705 AAA (M.G.) Battery Sep. Airborne; 3rd Air Depot

Rank(s): Lt.; 1st Lt.

Theater(s) of Operation: Indo-China

Locations: India

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Of Interest: File contains a letter to Molley from Eugene and Leonard Lipstein's parents; 9/25/42 - Monotany of army life; 12/4/42 - Description of tea plantation in India; 1/1/43 - New Year's Eve in India and the meaning of the holidays when far from home; 3/4/43 - Inconsistency of mail service, poetic reminisces about Wilmington; 3/13/43 - Contains a poem he wrote and ecplanation of the importance of writing to cope; 4/26/43 - Desctibes monsoon season and life on duty at a machine gun position; 5/12/43 - Upset at tose at home who think life overseas in the military is 'a picnic'; 5/21/43 - Contains one of his poems; 8/3/43 - Celbrating 2nd birthday overseas, resignation of Mussolini; 8/29/43 - A complete PX stock, concerns that war is at a standstill except fot the progress by the Soviets on the Eastern front; 2/5/44 - Hopsital stay;

Delaware Connection(s): Leaman Podolsky; Sid Silverman;

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First Letter to Mollye: 8/10/42
Last Letter to Mollye: 6/1/44
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 61
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Birthplace of Father: Charles Z. Lipstein
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