Letter from Clifford R. Leap to Jesse Dorsey, August 11, 1943.

Description:	On U.S. Naval construction Training Center Camp Perry stationary, Leap writes he has spent the last three weeks in the office as Executive Officer for the area. He has not had any drilling or exercise. Now he has been reassigned to the 116th Battalion. There are 1200 men sleeping in one room. Sunday they will be leaving for Camp Endicott in Davisville, Rhode Island for advanced training. He is sending Dorsey a book about Camp Perry. This letter is part of a large group of letter written to or by Jesse G. Dorsey during World War II. Dorsey ran the community house for the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. Being a veteran of World War I, he knew the value of providing support to the troops. He wrote letters and sent the company newsletter (Speedometer) to several hundred service men and women during the war. The community house also hosted weekend parties for soldiers from Fort Knox, Kentucky during the war.
Origin:	1943-08-11
Created By:	Leap, Clifford R., 1906-1979.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/1061
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Williamsburg, Virginia 37.3109581,-76.6772951
Subjects:	Military training Military leaves and furloughs World War, 1939-1945--Military facilities--American--Virginia--Williamsburg--Camp Peary United States. Navy. Seabees World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives United States. Navy--Military life Sailors--Correspondence

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