The annals of war are full of stories of lovelorn soldiers on the front line, dreaming wistfully of a girl back home. Evangeline Poteat was one such dream girl ... but rather than consuming the thoughts of a single soldier, she was desired by three. Now, a collection of 18 love letters sent to the 22-year-old factory worker from the trio of admirers during the Second World War are to go under the hammer. They reveal three men in love, each fighting on two fronts: on one for their country, and on another for her heart. Never met: Evangeline Poteat (right) ultimately chose Teal Davis (left), an air-crew chief stationed in Burma - even though they had never met
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Evangeline Poteat was a factory worker during WWII from Bakersville
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She corresponded with three men - all of whom wanted to marry her
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Two she knew, having dated them before the outbreak of war
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One writes: 'I know that you think that I am crazy ... [but] I love you'
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But she chose the one she didn't know, an Air Force crew chief in Burma
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He was Teal Davis and his letters track the evolution of their courtship
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He describes receiving her letters as like 'pennies falling from Heaven'
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The 18 letters are being sold on auction site eBay by a collector in Oregon
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