Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 10, 1944

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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 10, 1944

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 10, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 15, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from England sharing how he recently saw the film "The Sea Wolf" for the second time and asking her to be his Valentine in anticipation for St. Valentine's Day. Joe also opens up to her about his experience overseas losing friends and how his faith has gotten him through many hard times.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1944-02-10

Rights

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

RHC-93_Olexa_1944-02-10

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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, February 10, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed November 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44829.
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