Letter from Laurence J. Larry Riggle to Jesse Dorsey, June 20, 1942.

Description:	Riggle’s company will be moving from the fairgrounds soon to make room for more men to come in. He would like to go overseas and see some of the war. He has spent his free time playing a lot of baseball. He requested to be moved from guard duty and is now working in the parts department.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:	1942-06-20
Created By:	Riggle, Laurence Jacob (Larry), 1918-1988
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3763
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Pomona, Los Angeles County, California 34.0657901,-117.8050472
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Indiana--SpeedBaseballMilitary jobs--guard dutyMilitary jobs--mechanicMilitary camps Soldiers--CorrespondenceUnited States. Army--Military lifeWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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