Letters from Ed Van Durn, March 1943-January 1944
- Containers:
- 12.0060 - Box 1, Folder 05
- Scope and content:
This folder contains letters from Ed Van Durn during his service and training to be a Combat Engineer in the Army. He writes about his day-to-day experiences in various places such as Fort Dix and Camp Gordon, including his work routine, what he does in his free time, and the weather. He also shares his experience getting his teeth pulled by a dentist at the Camp and getting Poison Oak. Other memorable experiences he shares incluude being promoted to guard and rescuing a prisoner that was absent without official leave in Arizona. He also shares his feelings on the great amount of furloughs happening in late 1943.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open to all researchers
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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