Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, August 10, 1943

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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, August 10, 1943,” Digital Collections, accessed December 15, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44751.

Title

Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, August 10, 1943

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 10, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated August 15, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from Sicily and shares his surprise regarding his brother Johnny getting married and his appreciation for her upcoming move to Grand Rapids, Michigan with its proximity to his family living in Detroit.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1943-08-10

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Format

application/pdf

Type

Text

Language

eng

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