World War II

Notes:: Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 04, 1945. Manley notes that he just returned from a ten mile march. He and his regiment also have not been getting a lot of sleep.
Date Created:: 1945-04-06T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated July 18, 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 informs Agnes that he has been on special duty for two months and that it will be quite a while before he is able to return home to the United States.
Date Created:: 1943-07-18T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Notes:: Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated January 23, 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 on a rainy Sunday and shares his news for the day including a recent visit to church for their Sunday service and hearing from his sister Helen about her holidays back home. He also inquires about the popular songs from the Hit parade, which he misses hearing without a radio while stationed overseas.
Date Created:: 1944-01-23T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Notes:: Douguay-Trouin class French CL-DD (light cruiser, destroyer) Jeanne D'Arc, October 1, 1947.
Date Created:: 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
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