Letter from Anthony G. Perry to Jess Dorsey, September 6, 1943.

Description:	Perry had visited Speed while on furlough but did not get to see Dorsey. Perry didn’t want to be in the gossip around town. He doesn’t like the way people think Army life is easy. Currently in camp they are preparing for a visit from a high ranking general and they have had to do a lot of polishing. He was able to get a day’s rest when returning from his furlough. He brought his car and wife with him and hopes to keep both with him as long as he is in the USA. 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:	1943-09-06
Created By:	Perry, Anthony George, 1907-1980
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/1592
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	St. Robert, Pulaski County, Missouri 37.6966298,-92.1880523
Subjects:	Prisoners of war--German--Missouri--Fort Leonard Wood World War, 1939-1945--Military facilities--American--Missouri--Fort Leonard Wood Military spouses Military inspections Singing Automobile driving Correspondence Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives United States. Army--Military life Soldiers--Correspondence

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