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311 COPY Aies 67 November 27, 1941. M Mr. A. c. Campbell, Second Vice-President, 55 . litie Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York City. Dear Mr. Campbell: On August 18, 1941, we reported to you that six of the members of our American Red Cross-Harvard Hospital Unit were missing after the Steamers Maasdam and Vigrid, upon which they were sailing to Englend, were torpedoed end sunk on June 24 and June 29 respectively. The missing Miss personnel from the Steamship Vigrid are: Miss Nancie M. Pett, Nurse Miss Dorothea L. Koehn, Nurse Miss Phyllis L. Evans, Nurse Miss Dorothy C. Morse, Nurse and from the Steamship Maasdam are: Mrs. Ruth B. Breckinridge, Housemother Miss Maxine c. Loomis, Nurse Five months have now elapsed since the occurrence of these sinkings and during that period no word has come to us from any source which would indicate that any of these six people are now living. We have, therefore, given up hope of their survival and are now submitting to you herewith, for your consideration, such evidence as we have been able to gather from eyewitnesses to these two disasters and from others ith a view to facilitating the present payment to the beneficiaries of the missing personnel the insurance benefits provided by our Group Life Insurance Policy with your company. We have been receiving communications from members of the families making frequent inquiry concerning the insurence question. Very truly yours, H.J. Hughes Legal Adviser HJH/ew 8 Enclosures as per memorandum attached r

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