Title

V-Mail (Victory Mail) Letter, Major Rollin S. Armstrong to Edna and Harry Hodge, January 26, 1944

Authors

Rollin S. Armstrong

Files

Description

This handwritten V-Mail (Victory Mail) letter, dated January 25, 1944, is written by Rollin S. Armstrong from where he is stationed in North Africa, to Edna and Harry Hodge, in Laurel, Mississippi. The letter describes the incident in combat that injured his leg, his time in the hospitals in Italy, and how things are going in North Africa. The War and Navy Departments V-Mail Service envelope is postmarked U. S. Army, February 9, 1944 and has a handwritten note on it.

Publication Date

1-26-1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

United States--Army; World War II, 1939-1952

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

North Africa

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 2 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-819_1944-01-26_Letter_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, MSS 819, Lt. Col. Rollin S. Armstrong Collection, Box 2, Folder 8

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lt. Col. Rollin S. Armstrong Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University