Letter, Gary Cooper to Franklin Roosevelt
Original Exhibition Caption: During a 1943 goodwill tour of the Pacific war zone, Hollywood star Gary Cooper met Marine Sergeant Anthony W. Mechowski. The sergeant showed Cooper an ashtray he had made from brass shells and bullets as a gift for President Roosevelt. Cooper prom...
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11940 CHAPARAL STREET
in
WEST LOS ANGELES 44-112-3
Your 13 th 1944
Aur Nam President:
H gives we great pleasure
to forceward to your a very fine
looking ask-tray - made from
verious shell-eusings. L received
it from Mucine surgent anthony
Michowski in New grima who
asked we t pressus it to you on
your birthday
d regret L am unable to be
in Washing tan on that occasion
so I like This o offer lunity & wish
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