Letter from Charles A. Leach to Jesse Dorsey, August 25, 1943.

Description:	Leach says that the 96th division is back from maneuvers and will do them on a larger scale next month. He is tired of seeing dust and sage brush. He saw two rattle snakes but the real problem is with the pack rats they chew up everything. They move their post office frequently and it takes 15 mins to take apart and move. It handles mail for 15,000 men. He has enclosed a shoulder patch from the 70th Infantry Division. 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:	1943-08-25
Created By:	Leach, Charles Alvin, 1920-1974
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/4942
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Corvallis, Benton, Oregon 44.6629258,-123.238467
Subjects:	Military training Rats Rattlesnakes Military insignia Fort Lewis (Wash.) Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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