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Aug 26, 2008 11:03 am US/Pacific

WWII Love Letters Sent To SF Wife Found In Trash

GRASS VALLEY (CBS) ― Dozens of love letters from a World War II sailor were found in a thrift store trash can, and now a local historian is trying to locate the couple who exchanged the messages decades ago.

A worker at the thrift shop run by AnimalSave, an animal rescue charity, pulled a shoebox full of letters from a waste bin.

"I'm always going through the trash because we throw away good stuff," Vicki Landucci laughed. "I saw this box of letters there."

At one point, more than six decades ago, they were the most important thing in the world to two people. The letters are all from Claude Dawson to his wife, Nadine, who was living in San Francisco, about his experiences in the South Pacific, and of course, about how much he missed her.

"They were so vivid, it was like being there," said Susan Raub.

Raud gave the letters to a local historian, but he has not yet been able to track down Claud or Nadine, or their family members.

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