Letter from Robert R. Bob Collier to Jesse Dorsey, June 21, 1942.

Description:	Collier writes on United States Marines letterhead. He describes how tough it is there. He tells Dorsey he was wrong about not getting homesick or needing letters from home. He feels better when he gets letters. They do not have a U.S.O. there because it is boot camp and they cannot go anywhere. 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:	1942-06-21
Created By:	Collier, Robert Ralph (Bob), 1921-1993.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3323
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Parris Island, South Carolina 32.3287633,-80.7035448
Subjects:	CorrespondenceMilitary trainingSoftballBoot campHomesickness Marines--CorrespondenceUnited States. Marine Corps--Military lifeWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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