Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, December 25, 1942
Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated December 25, 1942. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, A.P.O. #1, New York, New York, dated December 27, 1942. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes on Christmas Day while stationed overseas in North Africa and expresses the holiday's special meaning to him that year while experiencing profound gratitude for his life. He continues to write while focusing on positive news such as the swell sermon he attended and the delicious holiday dinner.
World War II
1942-12-25
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
RHC-93_Olexa_1942-12-25
application/pdf
Text
eng
Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, December 25, 1942,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46438.