Christmas card from Marvin Ray Byers to Jesse Dorsey, December 20, 1943

Description:	Marvin Ray Byers sent a Christmas card to Jesse. He says he is fine and likes the navy. He thanks Jesse for sending the picture book. This item 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:	1943-12-20
Contributor(s):	Byers, Marvin Ray, 1925-2017
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/6854
Collection:	Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography:	Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois 42.3088049,-87.8653965
Subjects:	Christmas cards World War, 1939-1945 Thank you notes

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