Letter from Bennie R. Beyl to Jesse Dorsey, October 12, 1943.

Description:	Beyl tells Dorsey he has been busy they have been on Post Guard, field problems and about everything. He got another stripe and hopes to have a picture taken then will send one home. If he gets time off he may go to North Carolina to visit Bob Hinton and his Brother who is in the hospital with a broken toe. He hopes to come home and visit when Silver Creek plays Jeff. He is now a squad leader.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:	1943-10-12
Created By:	Beyl, Bennie Roscoe, 1924-2004
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/1181
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia 31.8553986,-81.6243071
Subjects:	Military training Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Beyl, Donald, 1918- Wounds & injuries Military promotions Silver Creek High School (Sellersburg, Ind.)--Basketball Fort Stewart (Ga.) World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives United States. Army--Military life Soldiers--Correspondence

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