Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 23, 1944
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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 23, 1944
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Description
Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 23, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 1, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes on a rainy Sunday and shares his news for the day including a recent visit to church for their Sunday service and hearing from his sister Helen about her holidays back home. He also inquires about the popular songs from the Hit parade, which he misses hearing without a radio while stationed overseas.
Coverage
World War II
Date
1944-01-23
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
RHC-93_Olexa_1944-01-23_01
Format
application/pdf
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Text
Language
eng
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Citation
Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 23, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed May 15, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44815.