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06/28/09
The little gifts an American GI gave an 8-year-old English girl during World War II didn't amount to much - just some candy and a few sticks of chewing gum - but they helped forge a friendship that has lasted a lifetime. 
Arianne Teeple — For The Capital
TOP: Kay Jones Bowyer, left, of England, laughs with Janis Jank and her husband, Al Jank, of Arnold, as she recalls her friendship with Janis’ father, Earl Bell. Bell befriended Bowyer when she was a little girl and he was a soldier stationed in her childhood village of Davenham during World War II. The two corresponded until Bell’s death in 2005; since then, Bowyer has stayed in touch with Bell’s children. BOTTOM: Old photographs of Bell as a soldier.Find Us On Facebook
"It was red and it was peppery," the little girl, now 74-year-old Kay Bowyer (nee Jones), said as she described the chewing gum Thursday during a visit with the vet's daughter, who lives in Arnold. "It was long pieces, and it bit your tongue for just a minute," Bowyer said. "He sent me parcels when he got home, and he always included (some gum) in it." The soldier,...
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