Letter from Glen E. Beyl to Jesse Dorsey, July 5, 1942.

Description: Beyl writes he made it into the hospital corps and will start school next week. He explains about all the services of the U.S.O. He sang in the Happy Hour and Meet Your Navy program coast to coast broadcast for the last 5 weeks. 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: 1942-07-05
Created By: Beyl, Glen Elwood (Doc), 1921-2011
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/966
Collection: Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence
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Geography: Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
42.3711224,-87.9545242
Subjects: Recreation
Military training
USO clubs
Radio programs
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
United States. Navy--Military life
Sailors--Correspondence

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