Letters describe slugger Ted Williams' service in Korean War
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) " Most folks know Ted Williams as the Red Sox slugger and Hall of Famer. But letters going up for auction describe his hiatus from baseball to serve in the Korean War.The 38 letters penned to a mistress from 1952 to 1954 include one in which he describes crash-landing a fighter jet with "holes all over the plane."Another letter written after his father's death described Williams' anguish and regret over having not spent more time with him.Yet [...]
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