Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, August 9, 1943

Notes:: Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 9, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated August 14, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes from the Mediterranean island of Sicily and describes his job while on detached service with the Navy. He also describes his excitement in receiving fourteen of Agnes' letters and the many surprises written within them including her new job and her parents move to Michigan.
Date Created:: 1943-08-09T00:00:00Z
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, Sicily (Italy), and United States. Navy--1940-1950.
Language:: eng
Rights:: <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a>
URL:: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44750