Letters from Janet C. Bryan to Parents, August 8, 1943-August 31, 1943

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14.0026 - Box 1, Folder 006

Scope and content:

This folder contains twelve letters posted from San Rafael, San Francisco, Kentfield, Salinas, Paso Porbles, and King City. The postcards feature images of motor inns. The Battalion has recieved news they will be leaving for maneuvers on the 9th of August and are not expected to return before 8th of September. Husband Ray was sent back to camp to retrieve forgotten maps and was able to spend his birthday with Janet. He also shared some descriptions of maneuvers. In the August 15 letter, Ray returned for the weekend again and brought news the Battalion won't be returning to San Rafael, they are moving to Camp Roberts. She describes difficulty of finding housing on short notice and how the army wives have bound together. In the August 31st letter, she describes how M.G.M. studios has 'invaded' Camp Roberts to film See Here, Private Hargrove directed by Wesley Ruggles. Ray is in a background shot of a scene with the firing batteries.

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