Letter from Orville E. Danforth, 1944:

Somehow, Danforth writes, "it is very cozy to follow the war by short-wave radio and to be away from the Battle of San Diego." He describes his time in Alaska as "half happy and half unhappy" and details how he spends his days. He recounts attending radio school and his former pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Danforth, Orville E. (author), Adams, John (Recipient)
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1944
Subjects:
World War II > Military censorship
World War II > Radio
Shortwave radios
San DIego Union-Tribune > newspaper
Free World > magazine
PM > magazine
Veterans
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (G.I. Bill)
Veterans services
World War II > Aleutian Islands Campaign
Brown
Max
Boothby
Guy
Officer Candidate School (OCS)
United States Army
American Legion
Anchorage
Danforth
Orville
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11929/sdsu:36529
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Summary:Somehow, Danforth writes, "it is very cozy to follow the war by short-wave radio and to be away from the Battle of San Diego." He describes his time in Alaska as "half happy and half unhappy" and details how he spends his days. He recounts attending radio school and his former plans to go to Officer Candidate school. He discusses politics and veterans' education. Box 4, Folder 6, item 5

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