Letter from Earl E. Swartz to Jesse G. Dorsey, June 20, 1943.

Description:	Swartz tells Dorsey that the Army has changed him. He loves to read his New Testament, letters from home and the Speedometer. He comments on how he surprised everyone at home with the news of his engagement. He tells about working 7 days a week and some of the different work he is doing. He thinks the war won’t last long because of all the people suffering. He is eating well and is gaining weight. 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:	1943-06-20
Created By:	Swartz, Earl Edwin, 1923-1987
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/3806
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Missouri 38.2876174,-94.6801242
Subjects:	Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Marriage Families Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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