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WILLIAM “BULL” HALSEY

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WILLIAM “BULL” HALSEY
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>WILLIAM “BULL” HALSEY </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:windowtext;text-transform:uppercase'>“I Am Too Lazy To Write”</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;text-transform:uppercase'><BR><BR></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1882-1959). Five-star admiral; commander of US Third Fleet who played a pivotal role in the Pacific Theater in World War II defeating the Japanese at Guadalcanal. ALS “<i>Bill H.</i>,” 2pp, 12mo, [NY City], Jun 30, 1957. With transmittal envelope. On five-star embossed note card to his friend Rhett Wegear with social content. The elder veteran expresses appreciation “<i>for one of the finest times I have had. I can not tell you how much I enjoyed every bit of it, particularly that wonderful show. I have never seen a better one</i>...” He goes on to discuss meeting mutual friends, including “<i>Bill Kitchell</i>,” probably his flag lieutenant during WW II, Lieutenant Commander W. L. Kitchell. He concludes, “<i>Gave him your messages & he gave me many for you, which I am too lazy to write. Sufficient to say the most important one, was his love..</i>.” Boldly penned and signed. Light toning; o/w Fine.</span></p>