Letter from Harold E. Guernsey to Jesse Dorsey, May 16, 1944.

Description:	Writing on stationery using the Amphibious Training Base unofficial insignia, Guernsey tells Dorsey that he has finished his training and the crew will be leaving soon to pick up their ship, a LSM (Landing Ship Medium), which he believes will play an important part in the war. He compares it to the LST. Guernsey is proud to be in the Amphibious division. He is stationed near NOB Norfolk in crew 7071.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:	1944-05-16
Created By:	Guernsey, Harold Edward, 1927-1944
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/2149
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia 36.9168303,-76.1984143
Subjects:	Military training Amphibious vehicles Amphibious Training Base (Little Creek, Va.) Sailors--Correspondence United States. Navy--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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