Letter from Harry A. Himebaugh to Jesse G. Dorsey, January 23, 1944.

Description:	Written in his fourth week of band training school, Himebaugh has finally been able to answered Dorsey’s letters. He is very busy with the duties of a private. Camp Lee is now the only band training unit, with enrollment quickly increasing. For the first time, professional musicians are classified as bandsmen and trained for this specific job. Himebaugh earned a marksman’s medal. 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:	1944-01-23
Created By:	Himebaugh, Harry Arnold, 1912-1999
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/2729
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia 37.2517412,-77.3672407
Subjects:	Military bands Military training Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Christmas presents Speed (Ind.)--Pictorial works Military schools--band Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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