Letter from Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, May 20, 1943
Description:
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.
Institution:
Grand Valley State University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Rights:
In Copyright
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Language:
eng
Type:
text