Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, April 5, 1942

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated April 5, 1942. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, A.P.O. #1, Camp Blanding, Florida, dated April 6, 1942. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while he continues to undergo hard training at Camp Blanding and has lost ten pounds to show for it. He also writes about their escaping the southern heat by swimming in their downtime, the upcoming parade in Jacksonville, Florida for "Army Day," and the recent film he had seen.

World War II

1942-04-05

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

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

RHC-93_Olexa_1942-04-05

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