Letter from Charles W. Charlie Middleton to Jesse Dorsey, June 3, 1944

Description:	Middleton writes to Dorsey because he hasn’t heard from him lately. He has moved into China and it is much dirtier than India. There are no women around camp and it’s an hour walk to the nearest village. They drink rice wine and it is sour. They eat Chinese food and he has mastered using chopsticks. 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:	1944-06-03
Created By:	Middleton, Charles Wesley (Charlie), 1921-1992
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/6084
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Chongqing, China 29.5551374,106.4081265
Subjects:	India--Description and travel Wine Chopsticks Food--Chinese Sailors--Correspondence United States. Navy--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

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