Letter from Anthony G. Perry to Jess Dorsey, June 18, 1943.

Description:	Perry is writing while on guard duty. He works in the garage part time to learn to be an Army mechanic. The Speedometer newsletters are his only source of information. Perry has made P.F.C. (Private First Class) after 20 days and 30 days later made T/5 (Technician Fifth Grade or Corporal) which was only awarded to 2 guys in the battalion. He spent time at Ft. Riley, Kansas. The flood had been so bad that they had to use a snowplow to remove mud from the roads. Perry was in an Army convoy. They drove 760 miles from Friday at noon until Monday evening. They have found a new way to sleep. It is on top of the trapped trucks which this protects them from ground varmints or snakes. Perry is looking forward to vacation time starting but is not sure when he will be allowed to go as only 10% of the company can go at one time. He will stop by to see Dorsey while on vacation. Perry asks Dorsey to send film as he cannot purchase it anymore. 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:	1943-06-18
Created By:	Perry, Anthony George, 1907-1980
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/451
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	St. Robert, Pulaski County, Missouri 37.7013776,-92.2155181
Subjects:	Mechanics Military training Military spouses Military promotions Correspondence Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter) Floods Mud Sleeping Military insignia Photographs Guardhouses Fort Leonard Woods (Mo.) World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives United States. Army--Military life Soldiers--Correspondence

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