Letter from Anthony G. Perry to Jess Dorsey, August 4, 1944.
| Description: |
Perry has been in six different outfits in less than 28 days. He likes his current outfit which is H.A.M. (Heavy Auto Maintenance). They repair trucks, Jeeps, staff cars and small arms. He will be attending mechanic school and is concerned about making the grades. Perry’s wife is in Petal about 17 miles from camp or 3 miles from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Both of them like it there but miss home in Indiana. They have visited the Gulf of Mexico where the weather is hot. Perry asks for the address of the boys from Speed that are at Camp Shelby.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. |
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| Origin: | 1944-08-04 |
| Created By: |
Perry, Anthony George, 1907-1980 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/1583 |
| Collection: |
Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi 31.2957602,-89.3904943 |
| Subjects: |
Military training Mechanics (Persons) Military spouses Household moving Camp Shelby (Miss.) World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives United States. Army--Military life Soldiers--Correspondence |
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