Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 4, 1942

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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 4, 1942,” Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46384.

Title

Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 4, 1942

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 4, 1942. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, dated February 4, 1942. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes discussing his most recent military training exercises including a 4-hour hike in the freezing cold and their experience testing their gas masks in a tear gas chamber.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1942-02-04

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In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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