Letter from Fred V. Henderson to Jesse Dorsey, April 20, 1945.

Description:	Henderson writes from San Francisco. His new address is in the Ferry Building. They stay on a barge that is a floating machine shop. They work on tug boats and sometimes ships depending on the trouble. There is labor trouble and so they have to help out. Some people stay for 3 or 4 weeks. He does not know how long he will stay. They have a lot of work coming in so he does not think he will get leave anytime soon. They eat very well and sometimes the officers from the Ferry Building come and eat with them. 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:	1945-04-20
Created By:	Henderson, Fred Valentine, 1909-1996.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/2782
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 37.7576792,-122.5078114
Subjects:	Machinery Military jobs--mechanic Food Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Sailors--Correspondence United States. Navy--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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