ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN D Typed Letter Signed as President to Mr

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"AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, I EXPRESS TO YOU A NATION'S SYMPATHY" ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Rogers, expressing sympathy for the deaths of their three sons in the War. 1 page, 4to, White House stationery; markedly dampstained overall (affecting signature and text), marked abrasions with loss to 20% of text, hole and tear at lower right, aroma of mildew, horizontal fold. Washington, 4 January 1943

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Although water damage has made the first part of this letter illegible, the full text was published in a number of newspapers at the time, including the January 9, 1943 issue of the Arizona Republic: "I have just been advised of your loss of three sons who gave their lives in the performance of their duty in action against the enemy. There is little that I can say to lessen the burden of your grief. However, I want you to know that your great sorrow is shared not only by myself, but by the entire Naval Service. Your sons, Jack Ellis, Jr., Edward Keith, and Charles Ethbert, gave their lives in the service of our country which owes to you and them a debt of undying gratitude. As Commander in Chief, I express to you a nation's sympathy. I pray that God will comfort you and give you strength to bear this great sorrow."