Dear John Letter

Posted by Dirk on May 05, 2003

In Reply to: Dear John Letter posted by S. on May 05, 2003

: Any idea where the expression "Dear John letter" comes from?

: Thanks for any assistance.

Oiginated in WWII. Unable to locate the reason for "John" thusfar other than being a most common name. ie, John Doe

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