Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, October 11, 1943

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Notes:

Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated October 11, 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 is thinking of her and hoping she likes her new hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also shares the news of an entertainment show performed for the troops staring the movie stars Anna Lee and Adolphe Menjou.

Date Created:

1943-10-11T00:00:00Z

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, V-mail, Lee, Anna, 1913-2004, Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963, and Grand Rapids (Mich.)

Language:

eng

Rights:

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

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/44765