Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, December 10, 1941

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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, December 10, 1941

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated December 10, 1941. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, dated December 11, 1941. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while most of "the boys" are out on furlough, questioning how long they will be stationed at Fort Devens, and wondering about a potential declaration of war during President Roosevelt's recent speech.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1941-12-10

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

RHC-93_Olexa_1941-12-10

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application/pdf

Type

Text

Language

eng

Collection

Citation

Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, December 10, 1941,” Digital Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46377.
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