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This handwritten letter, dated May 11, 1943, is written from W. N. Bogan Jr. in St. Petersburg, Florida where he is stationed for training to his father in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The letter complains about the lack of mail being forwarded to him from Camp Shelby, expresses how he is liking the camp in St. Petersburg, and describes the training he has been participating in. The letter goes on to describe how the camp is organized and what their routines are. The letter is written on Army Air Forces Technical Training Command stationary with the logo of gold wings over a silver and red star within a blue circle in the center. The envelope is postmarked twice. The first postmark is Saint Petersburg, Florida, may 13, 1943 where the letter was sent. The second postmark is Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 18, 1943 where it was forwarded to West Point, Mississippi.

Publication Date

5-11-1943

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

St. Petersburg, (Fla.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 5 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1943_05-11_Letter_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_05-11_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.

Letter, W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. To His Father, W. N. Bogan, May 10, 1943
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