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[date stamp: 1945 MAR 30 AM 7 51]

CF2 72 GOVT=WASHINGTON DC MAR 29 1024P
MRS EVA E MOOREFIELD=
=706 FOREST AVE KN=

DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR BROTHER SERGEANT
JEWELL H SPEARS USMC DIED 28 FEBRUARY 1945 OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN ACTION AT IWO JIMA VOLCANO ISLANDS IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY AND SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY WHEN
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED REGARDING BURIAL YOU WILL BE
NOTIFIED. TO PREVENT POSSIBLE AID TO OUR ENEMIES DO NOT
DIVULGE THE NAME OF HIS SHIP OR STATION. PLEASE ACCEPT
MY HEARTFELT SYMPATHY. LETTER FOLLOWS=

A A VANDEGRIFT LIEUT GENERAL USMC COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.

USMC 28 1945.