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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 26, 1945. Manley notes that he and Worthington have been together for eighteen months. He also notes that the mail service is slow at Camp Atterbury.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-26T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 03, 1945. Manley notes that he received Worthington's record, but will wait until that night to play it.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-03T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, December 15, 1945. Manley notes that he practiced football that day, and he is very sore from it.
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 24, 1945. Manley expresses his concern in not hearing from his mother. He also notes that he went to school that day.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-24T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated October 13, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated October 27, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes to let her know he misses her and her letters after not receiving one in many days. He also writes to ask about her family and how they are settling into their new home.
- Date Created:
- 1943-10-13T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 11, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated January 19, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes and shares his excitement in finally hearing the news of her meeting his parents and wonders what popluar songs are on the hit parade at the time.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-11T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 06, 1945. Manley talks about how much Worthington means to him.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-06T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, October 23, 1945. Manley describes his experiences ashore in Japan. He also lists multiple songs that he has listened to by Bing Crosby.
- Date Created:
- 1945-10-23T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, 1946. Manley notes that he went to Osaka last Saturday.
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 17, 1945. Worthington comments on her day, her father, and Johnny. She also tells Manley what she has to do later.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-17T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated May 8, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated May 10, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while thinking of her on a lovely day in England, sharing the news of his sister Helen's excitement over their engagement and her willingness to help them purchase their wedding rings. He also writes of his most recent visit to the movie theater to see the film "Thunder Bird" and how going to the movies is a great pastime for him while he is so far away from Agnes.
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-08T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 11, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. "K," Det. of Patients, 4167 U.S. Hospital Plant, A.P.O.-514-A, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated August 14, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes sending along his latest hospital address and a request to the Postmaster allowing Anges to send him a package of personal care items. He also continues their discussion on wedding plans and the selection of their Best Man and Maid of Honor. As a side note, Joe accidentally dates this letter as "1942" instead of "1944," which he later mentions in his letter, dated August 28, 1944, and suggests thoughts of Agnes were the cause of his absent-mindedness.
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-11T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Gerald Garner was born in West Branch, Michigan, on May 25, 1927. During the Great Depression, his family's jewelry shop was diversified as his father agreed to share the space with an energy company so he could pay the rent. Garner signed onto a radar technician program with the Navy in the closing months of the war and attedned Boot Camp at Great Lakes Naval Station. He was in Alameda, California, when the war ended and was quickly offered an early-out of the service due to the flood of dischargees returning home. He then went on to attend optometry school in Chicago on the GI Bill.
- Date Created:
- 2017-11-14T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated March 8, 1945. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated March 9, 1945. In the letter, Agnes expresses her excitement over receiving the care package from Joe including a treasured photograph of him, handmade souvenirs, and valentines. She also writes that she is looking forward to his birthday and dreams of the day when they can furnish their future home together.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-08T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 7, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 10, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes many pages to Agnes from England sharing how he has been overseas for 18 months and 5 days and is heavyhearted about the time they have been apart. He also writes about her being his birthday wish for the following month and how he wishes she could be with him on his special day.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-07T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 27, 1945. Manley notes that he is at the Service Club in Fort McClellan.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-27T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, 1945. Manley lists things that he has read recently.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 2, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 11, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes after receiving a message from her the previous day, inquiring about how her family are doing and how he hopes to hear from her soon.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-02T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated July 19, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated July 30, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe reminisces about the Fourth of July he spent together with Agnes and how he wishes he could have attended her graduation. He also mentions how he thought he would return home after the African Campaign and his resulting feeling of disappointment.
- Date Created:
- 1943-07-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 28, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 9, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes while feeling tired in the evening and notes how writing everyday leaves him with nothing more to write except the constants of how much he loves and misses her.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-28T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 14, 1945. Manley notes that he has the change of the 1:30 A.M. relief.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-14T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 25, 1945. Worthington notes that she received a letter from Manley. Also, she notes that she got a letter from Joe.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated December 3, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated December 7, 1944. In the letter, Agnes describes her trip from Conewango Valley back to Grand Rapids, Michigan with family and friends and expresses appreciation for Joe as her future husband.
- Date Created:
- 1944-12-03T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, April 07, 1945. Worthington notes that she is waiting for 'Hit Parade' to start. But, she misses most of it when Norma calls.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-07T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated November 12, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated November 23, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes after receiving a few of her letters from an earlier time and informs her that the mail is being delayed after receiving her letters all at once.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated November 30, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated December 12, 1943. In the letter, Joe sends a holiday greeting to Agnes on V-Mail stationary with the words "Greetings from Britain" across the illustration and "Always yours" as his closing signature.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated July 13, 1944. The envelope is sent from Det. of Patients, 4187 U.S. Hospital Plant, A.P.O.-152, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated July 15, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes after a three day absence while recovering in the hosital, sharing the news that he is recovering rapidly and that he sent his Purple Heart medal home to his family.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-13T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 17, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated January 20, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from England after receiving a new letter and photograph from her and notes how she has changed since he last saw her.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-17T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 19, 1945. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while recovering in the hospital in England, highlighting the nearly three years they have been apart and his plans to make up for lost time. Joe also writes teasing Agnes about his early retirement plans upon returning home to Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 12, 1945. Manley tells Worthington that he still doesn't know when he will be coming home.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, July 20, 1945. Manley notes that he has returned from his furlough, and is back at Fort McClellan. He describes his trip there on the train.
- Date Created:
- 1945-07-20T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 10, 1945. Manley notes that he just finished writing a letter to his mother. He also got a letter from a Tom, who is with the Fifth Marine Division.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 15, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated August 1943. In the letter, Joe writes on a Sunday in Sicily hoping that Agnes is safe and well back in the United States and wishes her luck in finding a good job upon her move to Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also discusses his recent activities including attending a church service and watching a film called "Eyes in the Night."
- Date Created:
- 1943-08-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 27, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 9, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes his daily V-mail to Agnes during a peaceful time at night after seeing the film "The Man Who Wouldn't Die" staring Lloyd Nolan. He also inquires if she has received his letters that were previously addressed to 1832 Berkley Ave. S.W. instead of her new address at 1913 Berkley in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-27T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated March 4, 1945. The envelope is sent from 522nd Co. 65th Repl. Bn., A.P.O.-551, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated March 12, 1945. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes just two days before his third birthday spent overseas, sharing the news of his new assignment away from the front lines and all of his love to his bride-to-be.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-04T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 20, 1945. Worthington describes her night after getting home. She also notes that Norma called her and they will be seeing each other on Sunday.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-20T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 31, 1945. Worthington notes that she stayed up late with her friend Norma. She also had to get up that morning to run errands.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-31T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated April 27, 1945. The envelope is sent from 6916 Reinf. Co. (Prov.), 6903 Reinf. Bn. (Prov.), A.P.O.-551, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated April 29, 1945. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes after two and a half weeks of not hearing from her and experiencing low morale as a result. He also writes while dreaming of their future together and how he is counting down the days until they are together again.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-27T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated September 19, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated October 6, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes emphasizing how she has been in his thoughts and how he wishes he could give her a big bear hug because she is deeply missed.
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Manley notes that at in the morning they had movies and lectures on Army Life. He also notes that he has taken the Classification Test in the morning.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-17T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, March 22, 1945. Manley notes that he had his picture taken, and is attending school for acting Non-Commissioned Officers.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-23T00:00:00Z
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- Harold Soper was born on April 16, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana and settled into Grand Rapids in 1929. Soper was drafted into the Army before finishing college and went on to supervise the American Oil Dump being shipped through Iran and Iraq to the Soviet Union. After being turned away from the Army Corps of Engineering and officers' training, he was relocated to Chicago and Indianapolis to close domestic military contracts. After leaving the service, Soper finished his schooling and earned a master's degree in accounting.
- Date Created:
- 2017-04-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, December 25, 1945. Manley notes that he went to the Chapel that morning.
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 23, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 28, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while stationed in England and discusses the photos from her visit with his family in Michigan, noticing how tall she looks in comparison with his short stature.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-23T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, November 30, 1945. Manley notes that he took a train up north to a town called Kawahe. He talks about his trip exploring the surrounding areas.
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated June 21, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated July 3, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes letting her know he received five of her latest letters and the photograph of her dressed up for Easter, which he enjoyed along with the news of Agnes meeting the rest of his family.
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-21T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated January 24, 1945. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated January 25, 1945. In the letter, Agnes expresses her feelings on marriage and her hopes for her future with Joe, while consoling him on his nervous condition and reassuring him that there are brighter days ahead for the couple.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-24T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, October 17, 1945. Manley notes that the weather is nice that day.
- Date Created:
- 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, February 25, 1945. Worthington notes that she has a tooth ache. She also tells Manley how their families are doing.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 30, 1945. Worthington notes that she had a day out with her friend Norma. She describes making records, having dinner, and having a sleepover.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated March 9, 1945. The envelope is sent from 6916 Reinf. Co. (Prov.), 6903 Reinf. Bn. (Prov.), A.P.O.-551, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated circa March 1945. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing the news of his new job and his furlough request for a thirty-day return home to the United States.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-09T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, March 28, 1945. Manley apologizes for the short letter, and briefly describes his day.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-28T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 10, 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 from England sharing how he recently saw the film "The Sea Wolf" for the second time and asking her to be his Valentine in anticipation for St. Valentine's Day. Joe also opens up to her about his experience overseas losing friends and how his faith has gotten him through many hard times.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated July 4, 1944. The envelope is sent from Det. of Patients, 4187 U.S. Hospital Plant, A.P.O.-152, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated July 13, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes on the Fourth of July, a day that holds additional significance as the last day they were together before their two years apart. He also writes with the news that he has been awarded the "Purple Heart" medal for being wounded in action and will be sending it home to his family for safekeeping.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-04T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 07, 1945. Manley notes that it is raining outside, and he has written a letter to his mother.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-07T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated March 5, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated March 7, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from England on the day before his birthday, sharing how much he wishes they could be together and the latest news on their friend Roy's wedding.
- Date Created:
- 1944-03-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated November 15, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated December 5, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes while hoping for a break to return home and see her.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- William Dudas was born in Sawyer, MI, just outside of Benton Harbor, in 1924. Dudas enlisted in the Army on July 29, 1943, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was selected for scout training and trained at Camp Walters in Texas. Dudas spent six months training in Cardiff, Wales, preparing for the D-Day invasion and landed on Omaha beach a day or two after the first wave, joining his unit on its way to Trevieres, France. Dudas' unit participated in the Battle at Hill 192 and advanced in a rapid push to Brest where he injured his leg during the advance and was sidelined for four weeks before rejoining his unit in Paris. His unit also participated in combat in the Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge, acrossing the Rhine River, and advancing into Czechoslovakia. After the war, he left the service and attended Western Michigan University to became a high school teacher.
- Date Created:
- 2015-11-05T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
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- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 12, 1945. Manley notes that he received Worthington's letters and photos she has sent.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-12T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, November 26, 1945. Manley comments on his friends and family. Asking after them and how they are. He also writes down a few jokes.
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 9, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 19, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing the titles of movies he had recently seen and how he hopes she will write to him with a list of popular songs while he is overseas without a radio.
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- 1944-02-09T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Manley tells Jean that he won't be able to call Jean that night, but will tomorrow. He also will attend church the next day.
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- 1945-02-17T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated August 17, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated August 18, 1944. In the letter, Agnes expresses how lonesome she becomes when she hasn't heard from Joe, while focusing on weekend plans spent with girlfriends at the beach in Grand Haven, Michigan and her love for the bracelet he gave her years ago.
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-17T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated November 28, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated December 11, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes with boosted morale after receiving two of her letters and offers to sweep her off of her feet when he sees her once again.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-28T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 16, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 18, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from England inquiring about the new photograph he sent and notifying her of the package of souvenirs he sent back home to Michigan.
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- 1944-02-16T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, March 13, 1945. Manley explains that he had rifle lessons during the day. At night they crawled under barbed wire emplacement and crossed ditches.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-13T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 09, 1945. Manley notes that he received three letters from Worthington that day. He also promises that they will be married "someday."
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- 1945-05-09T00:00:00Z
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- Will Holton was born in Crockett County, Tennessee, on January 19, 1919, and was likely drafted in either late 1942 or early 1943. After Basic Training and advanced training, Holton was then sent to Camp Barkeley, Texas, for trucker training, and was then sent to Louisiana for 155mm artillery training before winding up at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, with the 1010th Engineer Company. Holton was then assigned to the 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1697th Engineer Combat Battalion and was deployed to Europe, supporting the ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944-45. He guarded the other engineers while they cleared mines, opened supply routes, and built temporary bridges, continuing this construction work in France after the war. Holton later returned home and was discharged in 1946.
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- 2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, March 27, 1945. Manley notes that they have been together for nineteen months. He explains that Worthington is his "Dream Girl," and he wants to marry her after the war.
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- 1945-03-27T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated April 11, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated April 11, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes expressing his love for her and inquiring about whether she gathered with his family for Easter back home in Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-11T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated June 29, 1944. The envelope is sent from Det. of Patients, 4187 U.S. Hospital Plant, A.P.O.-152, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated July 4, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while in the hospital using American Red Cross stationary and informing her of his well-being and the books he is currently reading.
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-29T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 30, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. "K," Det. of Patients, 4167 U.S. Hospital Plant, A.P.O.-514-A, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated September 6, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes as he looks forward to their future home together, in addition to receiving the package she sent with a watch and pen inside and the card from Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-30T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 15, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated January 25, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes while reminiscing about their time together and reminding Agnes that they will need to be patient for his return back home to the United States.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-15T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 25, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 26, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing the news of his parents' new house and their upcoming move, in addition to the news of their friend Roy's upcoming wedding in England.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-25T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated May 20, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated May 23, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while stationed in North Africa and reaches a personal record for longest letter that reaches eight pages in length. In those pages, he covers various subjects such as the war in Africa ending and how he spent Easter Sunday in a fox hole.
- Date Created:
- 1943-05-20T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 08, 1945. Manley notes that he only has a half day tomorrow. He tells Worthington that he is going to send a picture of himself.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-08T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 09, 1945. Worthington notes that she works for a girl named Hank.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-09T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, April 08, 1945. Worthington notes that her father has changed a lot. She also tells Manley that her school and work are going well.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-08T00:00:00Z
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- Birth announcement and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated October 24, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated October 24, 1944. In the card, Agnes announces the birth of her baby brother named Paul who arrived on October 20th, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-10-24T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 23, 1941. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry of Fort Devens, Massachusetts. In the letter, Joe expresses his surprise in learning Agnes is also from Michigan and writes about his family in Detroit. He also looks forward to the day when they finally meet and he hopes to continue their friendship and correspondence after Agnes returns to school.
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-23T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated February 19, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 24, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from England after receiving her Valentine in the mail in addition to letters from his siblings expressing their hopes to meet her one day.
- Date Created:
- 1944-02-19T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated May 20, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated May 30, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes while sharing his admiration for his future wife and pride in her recent accomplishments at work. He also writes of his faith and how blessed he is to have Agnes in his life.
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-20T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, November 27, 1945. Manley notes that he has known Worthington for twenty-seven months. He continues to write about the happiness that she has brought him.
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-27T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, April 10, 1945. Worthington notes that she is baking cookies for Manley.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-10T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, March 22, 1945. Worthington describes her night. She notes calling her friend Norma, packing her father's lunch, and Norma's mother playing the piano.
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- 1945-03-22T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated July 4, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated July 5, 1944. In the letter, Agnes describes her relief in receiving a letter from Joe and tells him about her summer adventures going to the movies and the beaches of Grand Haven and Holland, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-04T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated September 15, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated October 4, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe is happy to hear Agnes' family made it safely to Michigan and he shares news of the packages he sent back home to Agnes, his mother, and sister Helen.
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-15T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, July 21, 1945. Manley notes that he will be going to a new camp in two days time.
- Date Created:
- 1945-07-21T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 25, 1945. Manley notes that he will be getting up at 5:00 A.M. tomorrow to go to the firing range.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-25T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, December 03, 1945. Manley notes that it is pretty late, and that it will be a short letter.
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-03T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated June 14, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated June 25, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from an unidentified location in France as he anxiously awaits the news of her visit with his family back home in Michigan. He also discusses some of their initial wedding plans including his potential furlough from the U.S. Army, their marriage license, and hope for a small wedding.
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-14T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated October 30, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated November 3, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from an undisclosed location in Germany, sharing the reasoning behind his secrecy, and how nice it has been to be back with "the boys" after being away in the hospital for so long.
- Date Created:
- 1944-10-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated August 10, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated August 15, 1943. In the letter, Joe writes to Agnes from Sicily and shares his surprise regarding his brother Johnny getting married and his appreciation for her upcoming move to Grand Rapids, Michigan with its proximity to his family living in Detroit.
- Date Created:
- 1943-08-10T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 20, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 1, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes sharing how he loves her more with each passing day and how sweet she looks in the photograph she sent to him.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-20T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated April 29, 1944. In the letter, Joe writes of his excitement in receiving two letters from Agnes, re-reading them over and over again as he awaits her response to his proposal. Joe also writes of the recent movies he had seen including "North Star" and "Lost Angel."
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-29T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Manley notes that he has finished processing, received his dog tag, and has arranged for his insurance, as well as his War Bonds.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-19T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 23, 1945. Manley notes that he filled in a slit trench before he leaves for a new bivouac area tomorrow night.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-23T00:00:00Z
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 24, 1945. Worthington notes how nice it was out that day. She also notes how much she misses Manley.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-24T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 30, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated February 9, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes to Agnes with the news for the day including how he attended the church service in town and how he had managed to write once a day since the 8th of January.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-30T00:00:00Z
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- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated May 12, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated May 14, 1944. In the letter, Joe shares his excitement over their initial wedding plans with Agnes as he awaits his parents' response regarding their good news.
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-12T00:00:00Z
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