File:Anthony P. Damato, 24 December 1943, Page 1 of 2 (5694223370).jpg

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This is the final letter in the collection received by his mother. It was written by Anthony P. Damato to his mother reassuring her that he will be all right and will return home safely. Damato was later killed in February 1944.

Damato was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while assigned to 2d Battalion, 22d Marines on Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 19-20 February 1944.

From the collection of Anthony P. Damato (COLL/4842), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections

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Source Anthony P. Damato, 24 December 1943, Page 1 of 2
Author USMC Archives from Quantico, USA

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