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Description
This handwritten letter, dated March 4, 1945, is written from W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. where he is stationed in France to his family in West Point, Mississippi. The letter updates them on the plethora of mail and packages he's finally receiving and explains why he hasn't written to a particular family his mom mentioned. The letter goes on to describe what he's been doing. The letter is signed "Devotedly, Buddy." The air mail envelope is postmarked twice. The first postmark is for U. S. Army Postal Service, March 7, 1945 and the second postmark is for West Point, Mississippi, March 30, 1945. A red six cent air mail postage stamp is in the upper right and an army examiner ink stamp is in the lower left with a signature beneath it.
Publication Date
3-4-1945
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
World War II, 1939-1954; Correspondence; United States Army
Keywords
Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945
Geographic Location
France
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Correspondence: 6 leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-693_1945-03-04_Letter_0001u
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 20-22
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
MFM_MSS-693_1945-03-04_Letter_0001u
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
Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Folder 20-22, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University