Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, March 8, 1942
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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, March 8, 1942,” Digital Collections, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46388.
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Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, March 8, 1942
Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated March 8, 1942. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, A.P.O. #1, Camp Blanding, Florida, dated March 9, 1942. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing his experiences at Camp Blanding including their training during the rain-filled weekdays and their weekends spent swimming in the sunshine. Enclosed in his letter is an additional note to Agnes' younger sister, Gloria.