Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 26, 1944
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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 26, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed December 12, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44819.
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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 26, 1944
Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 26, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 6, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe describes his appreciation of Agnes' affection and the lipstick imprints he hopes she will include in her letters. He also writes about his eagerness to return home to see her and how he hopes to visit her parents' new home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.