Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, May 20, 1943

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated May 20, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated May 23, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while stationed in North Africa and reaches a personal record for longest letter that reaches eight pages in length. In those pages, he covers various subjects such as the war in Africa ending and how he spent Easter Sunday in a fox hole.

World War II

1943-05-20

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)