Letters from Ralph Valente and Wife Amelia "Millie" Valente to Sister Rosalie "Sally" Valente, January 4, 1944 - July 25, 1944
- Containers:
- 19.0001 - Box 1, Folder 002
- Scope and content:
This folder contains six letters, two opened envelopes, and one v-mail. The first letter was written in Camp Upton, New York, while the last five letters are posted in or near Camp Blanding, Florida, with the last letter being posted in Starke, Florida. The first empty envelope was sent from Camp Blanding, while the second envelope was sent from Gainesville, Florida. The v-mail was written in England. Almost all of these letters were written by Valente, with the exception being the letter posted in Starke, which was written by Millie. In their letters, Ralph and Millie mention several activities at the camps: working on detail, doing force marches, clearing land for a firing range, three-mile hikes, general inspections, working at a maintenance shop at base, and doing two-week manuvers. In the v-mail, Valente mentions being camped with his unit near London.
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