Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 3, 1943

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Olexa, Joseph P., “Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 3, 1943,” Digital Collections, accessed December 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/46440.

Title

Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, January 3, 1943

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 3, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, A.P.O. #1, New York, New York, dated January 7, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while stationed in North Africa, noting his family's surprise in hearing that news, and his own feelings after five months of being stationed overseas.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1943-01-03

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

RHC-93_Olexa_1943-01-03

Format

application/pdf

Type

Text

Language

eng

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