Letter from Arthur H. Cortner to Jesse Dorsey, September 5, 1943

Description:	Cortner tells Dorsey that when he got back from furlough he had to do a 15 mile and a 25 mile hike. He has been thinking about some of the fellows, where they are and what they are doing. Their training has been very rugged 7 days a week. He is getting used to sleeping on the ground. He is sorry he didn’t see him when he was back but was impressed at his collection of Insignias.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:	1943-09-05
Created By:	Cortner, Arthur Harold, Jr., 1924-1944
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3258
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Bastrop County, Texas 30.1848571,-97.3222747
Subjects:	Correspondence Military training Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Camp Swift (Tex.) Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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