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Letter from Laurence J. Larry Riggle to Jesse Dorsey, September 4, 1942.

Description: Riggle has just returned from his furlough. His company is working long hours, sometimes almost 24 hours straight. Half of the men have been transferred to start a new depot. He is trying to get a weekend pass to visit James Samples.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: 1942-09-04
Created By: Riggle, Laurence Jacob (Larry), 1918-1988
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3754
Collection: Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography: Indio, Riverside County, California
33.6641984,-115.789654
Subjects: Military leaves and furloughsSpeedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter)CorrespondenceMilitary depots
Soldiers--CorrespondenceUnited States. Army--Military lifeWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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