Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 7, 1944
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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 7, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed December 8, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44826.
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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 7, 1944
Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 7, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 10, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes many pages to Agnes from England sharing how he has been overseas for 18 months and 5 days and is heavyhearted about the time they have been apart. He also writes about her being his birthday wish for the following month and how he wishes she could be with him on his special day.