Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, November 13, 1944
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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, November 13, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed December 7, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44974.
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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, November 13, 1944
Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated November 13, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated November 16, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing the news that he received the card she sent from Grand Haven, Michigan and hopes to receive a "bushel of mail" from her to continue improving his morale. He also discusses his dream for future children and well-wishes for Agnes' mother and new baby sibling.