Letter from Alvin Karlinsky to Jesse Dorsey, December 9, 1942.

Description:	Karlinsky regrets that he cannot accept the invitation to spend the weekend in Speed as he already has plans for that weekend. He said that anytime Dorsey would be willing put up with him and his friend (Pvt. Peterson) then they would be happy to visit Speed. Pvt. Peterson is a concert pianist also from Chicago and they could provide some entertainment. Annual inspection is coming up and he has spent a lot of time auditing company funds and records. For diversion, the entire company went to the firing range and for the second time he qualified as a sharpshooter on the machine gun.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:	1942-12-09
Created By:	Karlinsky, Alvin, 1919-2000.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/5173
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Fort Knox, Kentucky 37.8862998,-85.9958534
Subjects:	Machine gunsCorrespondence Invitations Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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