First, I received a phone call from the nephew of Evelyn and Orville today. He had gotten interested in WWII history and on a whim googled "Orville J. Pace." What popped up in his search but my Evelyn in letters project? After a brief round of phone tag, we reconnected! I hope to be able to harness some of his memories in telling the story of Evelyn and Orville as it unfolds. Just the brief conversation we had tonight opened my eyes to the respect and love that Orville commanded from his family and friends.
Second, the next letter I post will be on the original due date of the twins that Evelyn and Orville lost in 1940. Their birthday was to have been August 27, 1940. I was born on August 27, 1969. I wonder if my grandparents ever made that connection, or if they pushed that date in 1940 far from their minds to avoid the painful memory.
-mpw
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