Letter from William H. Bottorff to Jesse Dorsey, April 9, 1943.
| Description: |
Bottorff is in Fort Lewis, Washington. He thanks Dorsey for the Speedometer and is sorry he cannot provide a sleeve insignia. He is driving a semi-trailer and cares for a boiler which is similar to his civilian job. His unit has been on bivouac and he finds it very rough. He is being trained to fight with knives and other hand to hand combat skills.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: | 1943-04-09 |
| Created By: |
Bottorff, William Hobart, 1923-1990 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/1605 |
| Collection: |
Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 47.1348923,-122.526386 |
| Subjects: |
Military training Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Bottorff, Garland R., 1921-1972 Bottorff, Lloyd E., 1911-1978 Truck drivers Laundry World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life |
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