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The envelope above arrived in the mail in February 2010. This rather poignant item was a surprise to see. It managed to survive all these years and even more surprising it has never been opened since 1943 - 67 years ago. It is undecided if it should be opened, so we decide to post this and get some input. Please email granadaminn(at)hotmail.com and let us know your thoughts.

This little envelope is a sad reminder of what World War II did to friends and family. This was sent to Lt George Winzenburg and really pulls at the heartstrings because of the news it bears to the sender. Clinton Johnson, vice president of the Fairmont Railway Motors sent this on November 2, 1943 and Lt Winzenburg was reported as Missing in Action just three days later on November 5th. The Martin County WWII memorial book lists that he was in a bombing raid over Muenster, Germany when this happened.

Almost two years later Lt George Winzenburg was recorded as dead and buried in a US Military cemetery in Belgium on August 25, 1945.

This was found in Clinton Johnson's papers by his nephew, William Wheeler. His uncle passed away in 1970.

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