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Description
This handwritten letter, dated July 15, 1945, is written from W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. where he is stationed in Germany to Juliette Chamberlin in Jackson, Mississippi. The letter discusses the likelihood that the company will be moving again and describes what he's been doing in the meantime. The letter is signed "Dearest love, Son." The envelope is postmarked U. S. Army Postal Service A. P. O., July 17, 1945 and includes a red six cent air mail postage stamp in the upper right. The letter was forwarded from Jackson to West Point and a postmark on the back is for Jackson, Mississippi, August 6, 1945.
Publication Date
7-15-1945
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
Germany
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Correspondence: 2 leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-693_1945-07-15_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_1945-07-15_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