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Grwoley, Jules, (fl. 1943) to Richard Jerome Silbiger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09684.01 Author/Creator: Grwoley, Jules, (fl. 1943) Place Written: Camp Crowder, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 January 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 25.3 x 15.9 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Jules Grwoley to Richard Jerome Silbiger dated January 4, 1943. Jules writes that he was transferred to his current company at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He will be in basic training for four weeks and then in radio training for fourteen weeks. He received his pack and gas mask today. Jules also mentions that the weather is unpredictable, warm one day and cold the next. He writes, "Everyone, me too, is coughing that's the Crowder Croup." This letter is written on Camp Crowder stationery.

Grwoley, Jules, fl. 1943
Silbiger, Richard Jerome, 1922-1999

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