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Description
This handwritten letter, dated December 9, 1945, is written from W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. where he is stationed in Germany to his sister, Kay Bogan, in Meridian, Mississippi. The letter informs her that he has been a corporal for over a month and is up for being promoted to sergeant but asks her not to say anything to the family for fear of the news being leaked to his hometown paper. The letter is signed "Love ya, Son." The envelope is double postmarked in the same spot. The underlying postmark is U. S. Army Postal Service, A. P. O., December 13, 1945 and the overlying postmark is Meridian, Mississippi, December 24, 1945. The original Meridian address is scratched through and "West Point" is penciled in beside it. A red six cent air mail postage stamp is in the upper right.
Publication Date
12-9-1945
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: 4 leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-693_1945-12-09_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_1945-12-09_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