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Letter from Clark E. Dreyer to Jesse G. Dorsey, February 26, 1945.

Description: Dreyer writes from Germany. He has been wounded two times but has been pretty lucky. He likes getting the letters and Speedometer. He was hopeful to run into some of the men from home but has only seen Hollis Mellon, he was in a tank division they were attached to. He is doing similar work from back home. He hauls gas instead of rock. There are a lot of men in his division from New Albany, Indiana. 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: 1945-02-26
Created By: Dreyer, Clark Edward, 1923-1992.
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/5762
Collection: Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography: Germany
51.0899863,5.9700056
Subjects: Mellon, Hollis, 1924-
Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter)
Correspondence
Wounds & injuries
Soldiers--Correspondence
United States. Army Air Forces--Military life
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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