Letter from Julius E. Renn to Jesse Dorsey, July 5, 1945

Description:	Renn writes about his journey from Brunswick to Berlin and his encounters with Russian soldiers. He in living in a nice apartment house but only expects to be in Berlin for a few weeks. He sends Dorsey a copy of the Fourragere Citation that his division received. He has enough points to leave the army but it could be a year before he is sent home.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:	1945-07-05
Created By:	Renn, Julius Edward, 1920-1986
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/391
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Berlin, Germany 52.5069313,13.1445573
Subjects:	Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter)War damage--Germany--BerlinGermany--History--1945-1955Fourragere CitationSoldiers--BilletingMilitary decorationsMilitary dischargesSoldiers--Soviet UnionHomesickness World War, 1939-1945--Personal narrativesUnited States. Army--Military lifeSoldiers--Correspondence

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