Letter from Carl M. Riley to Jesse G. Dorsey, February 6, 1944.

Description:	Riley has done a bit of traveling since his last letter. He had a great dinner and then went to the movie “Lost Angel” this afternoon. He is sending shoulder insignia he can put on his car. 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:	1944-02-06
Created By:	Riley, Carl Maurice, 1922-1976
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3603
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Alaska 60.1528591,-176.4568811
Subjects:	Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Correspondence Alaska--Description and travel Military rations Military insignia Motion pictures Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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