Letter from Robert R. Bob Collier to Jesse Dorsey, August 12, 1942.

Description:	Collier writes on United States Marines letterhead from Quantico, Virginia. He comments on the rain and how they have too much water there. He explains a situation where he got back to the guard hut late and had to argue his way out. He had to go up to the examination board to get his school changed. He is hopeful to go to Toledo, Ohio. 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:	1942-08-12
Created By:	Collier, Robert Ralph (Bob), 1921-1993.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3315
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia 38.5228327,-77.2922965
Subjects:	CorrespondenceSpeedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Marines--CorrespondenceUnited States. Marine Corps--Military lifeWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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