This is a Japanese Government issued Philippine fiat peso (also known as Japanese invasion money). When these notes were demonetized, two punch holes were made through the notes to indicate they had been "cancelled" and no longer had redeemable value.
No doubt, this money was handled by Edmund, and perhaps sent or brought home to show the family. Read more about how this money was used during WWII as currency, as well as psychological warfare, here (wikipedia). Click on "comments" above to add your thoughts and/or memories.
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Rose in Paris in 1955!
Expect to see more about Rose's travels around the world in future posts. Thanks Idie! Click on "comments" above to add your thoughts and/or memories! This is a very very special document.
I mistakenly thought it was a marriage license! George was able to translate it, and found that it is an Expatriation Act which Giovanni and Antonetta witnessed for Antonetta's sister, Adelina. One of the exciting discoveries in this document, George pointed out below, is that it gives us the name of Antonetta's mother: Nicioletta Cianci! Please find George's translation below, along with some of the research he has done on his own citing these family members in census documents and passenger lists. Click on "comments" above to add your thoughts and/or memories! Here, I've listed clipping from the New Haven Register, January 15, 1944 which lists Armand among the casualties. Following are two Western Union Telegrams. Antonetta must not have liked to receive telegrams like these. Below the telegrams is a letter from the Adjutant General dated March 6, 1944 reporting the Armand had been returned to duty.
Luckily, as we know, Armand returned home after the war. I was told by my father, Bob, that the telegram I've included below from Nov 21 1944 reported that he was "slightly wounded", when in reality his wounds were severe and he was in critical condition. Hit with a mortar round, he sustained a concussion, shrapnel wounds, and snapped vertebrae. The last letter here is from the Veterans Administration, which gives a full list of injuries. I don't know about you, but it is hard to wrap your mind around what the Greatest Generation sacrificed for our country. What brave and truly amazing men and women! Click on "comments" above to add your thoughts and/or memories! I realized a couple of weeks ago that I mistakenly left out a couple of clippings that go with this post, so I sent them onto George who once again translated them with the speed of lightening! Taking a closer at these articles, it looks like have some wonderful clues here that might lead us to tracking down articles Giovanni wrote for The Courier. The search begins! Thanks again, George! Click on "comments" above to add your thoughts and/or memories!
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