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Size | 35 items |
Abstract | The Leon Hendrickson Letters, 1942-1953, consist of letters he wrote home while stationed with the 1103rd Engineer C Group of the U.S. Army at different bases in the United States and in France and England during World War II. His letters to his mother in Norfolk, Va., discuss the war and family news. There are also a few postwar letters from when he attended college in Louisville, Ky. |
Creator | Hendrickson, Leon. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Laura Smith
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Leon Hendrickson served in the 1103rd Engineer C Group of the U.S. Army during World War II.
Back to TopThe collection consist of letters Leon Hendrickson wrote home while stationed with the 1103rd Engineer C Group of the U.S. Army at different bases in the United States and in France and England during World War II. His letters to his mother in Norfolk, Va., discuss the war and family news. There are also a few postwar letters from when he attended college in Louisville, Ky.
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