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Schenk, Edgar, fl. 1943 to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.076 Author/Creator: Schenk, Edgar, fl. 1943 Place Written: Dunnellon, Florida Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 September 1943 Pagination: 2p. : envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Edgar Schenk to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated September 11, 1945. Edgar relays that he is now working in an office and prefers the work despite the long hours because it is "clean work." His work entails "draw[ing] up papers for Court Martials and Squadron punishment, also keep the records of Court Martials and Sqd punishment...also deal[ing] with Furloughs." He mentions that that his squadron is to be relocated, "we are going to 'censored' and from there we are going ? " He hopes it is "over there" because he is anxious "to apply some of the tactics they taught us." Signed, "Ed."

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Schenk, Edgar, fl. 1943

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