Offered is a handwritten one page (front and back) letter by “Man Mountain Dean” , professional wrestler of the early 1900s, inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2021. Dated Oct. 31st on Stanley Hotel letterhead.
Dear Jim.
Your Sept 30th letter has reached me here as I am working at Columbia Movie Studio on the Life of the Late General George S. Patton Old Blood and Guts don’t know if you know it or not But as M/Sgt Frank S. Leavitt my real monicker (Man Mt. Dean ia a nom de plume) I served with the General when He was 2nd Lt. in the Pershing expedition into Mexico Vera Cruz 1914 and through to Nogales Arizona all the way to ____ old Mexico 1916. the First World War I in the tank Corps he was then a Lt. Colonel and in the Desert here in California Early 1942 until we shoved off for North Africa landing twice Nov 8 and 9that Fedela and Casablanca in ___ 1942 also through Sicily the Entire 35 days when I had to go back when I had to go back to help form another army and then back to states in military Internal Intelligence as a personal combat instructor that’s all for little me. Your letter travele to St. Louis then to Paul Jones wrestling Promoter at Atlanta then up to my Home P.O. Box 156 Norcross Gwinnett County Georgia Reforwarded to me out here by Mrs Leavitt who is home. This is all I can do in the way of Photo or autographs Best of Luck Soldier, Man Mt Dean
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