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ed H D Minnia 11i 0 a cotton o in August 12,1941 Dear Miss Koehn: Mr. Norman Davis has asked ne to write to you in to letter of 7 for Field Dorothea further answer Hospital information Koehn, your Unit. a member regarding We have of August the your daily Red sister, been Cross-Marvard inquiring hoping Miss nurses you. for definite In who the have and information returned encouraging there given information us is nothing by the other to to give in- dicate that your sister was lost 80 far as anyone knew. Of course we cannot be too optimistic due to the time which has now elapsed since the ship on which Dorothea was traveling was known to have been torpedoed. But because of the delay in in- formation in some instances, we do not feel we should be entirely without hope. An extensive on search can the authorities has lockout been for made, are those fully and who both informed have British not and yet and constantly been Aueri- re- ported rescued. We know the courageous spirit with which these nurses entered upon the work that had been planned, and wish we might be able to give you word of their safety. We assure you that we will give you the first information available from any of the sources which keep us informed. Sincerely, Mary Beard Director, Nursing Service Miss Goldie Koehn 56 Mill Street Oshkooh, Wisconsin 2

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