Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, February 12, 1944

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Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 12, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 15, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes with a feeling of romance in the air after receiving three V-mails and two letters from her and while enjoying a peaceful Saturday overseas. He also writes of his dreams of returning home and sweeping Agnes off her feet in Grand Rapids, in addition to his plans to send her souvenirs from England.

Date Created:

1944-02-12T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Collection:

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Place:

World War II

Subject Topic:

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th, World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers -- Michigan, Correspondence, Love letters, Motion pictures--1940-1950, Souvenir, and England

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44830