Korean War Letter from Ralph E. Prather to Jesse G. Dorsey 6 Nov 1951

Description:	Ralph is on the USS Badoeng Strait docked at Yokosuka, Japan. He is glad to be getting news from Jesse. His friend Billy Woods called him from the next ship and they spent some time together. Wednesday night, they are having a dance at the Enlisted Men’s club in Yokosuka. He went to a football game. In a few weeks, they are leaving to pick up Marine pilots at Kobe. He can never get used to the awful way people live in Japan. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence collection. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of the Speed-O-Meter newsletter for the Louisville Cement Company. Dorsey began sending monthly letters and the Speed-O-Meter to local service personnel during WWII. He continued this through the Korean War and for sometime afterwards.
Origin:	1951-11-06
Created By:	Prather, Ralph Eugene, 1930-2006
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll17/id/3934
Collection:	Clark County Collections
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Geography:	Yakasuka, Japan 35.2601108,139.591502
Subjects:	Korean War, 1950-1953--United States Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) United States. Navy--Military life USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) Yokosuka (Japan) Correspondence

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