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This handwritten postcard, dated April 29, 1943 is written from W. N. Bogan Jr. at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to his father, W. N. Bogan in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The letter describes his trip to Camp Shelby, who he's seen there, and how he's settling in. The back of the postcard is postmarked Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 29, 1943 and a green preprinted one cent Jefferson U. S. Postal Card image is in the upper right of the card.

Publication Date

4-29-1943

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

World War II, 1939-1954; Correspondence; Military training camps

Keywords

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

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 2 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1943_04-29._Post-Card_0001u

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 14-17

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

MFM_MSS-693_1943_04-29._Post-Card_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.

Letter, W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. To His Dad, April 29, 1943
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