Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, April 5, 1942
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Title
Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, April 5, 1942
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Description
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.
Coverage
World War II
Date
1942-04-05
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
RHC-93_Olexa_1942-04-05
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, April 5, 1942,” Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46392.