Letter from Revertus Bratcher to J. N. Crooms, February 5, 1943
Item
Title
Letter from Revertus Bratcher to J. N. Crooms, February 5, 1943
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Type
Text
Creator
Bratcher, Revertus (Correspondent);Crooms, Joseph Nathaniel, 1880-1957 (Correspondent)
Date
1945-03-18
Description
A letter from Revertus Bratcher, a former student, to J. N. Crooms. In it, Bratcher expresses his gratitude to Crooms and Wealthy for their lessons, and asks Crooms to deliver a letter. Bratcher was attached to the Headquarter and Service Company (H-S Co.) of the 352nd Engineer General Service Regiment (Colored). This unit was stationed in Iran, Pakistan, and India, primarily working on building and maintaining logistical roads to supply Russian and British forces. At the time of writing, Bratcher would have been stationed near Ledo, India.
Genre
Personal Correspondence
Language
English
Place
Sanford, Fla.
Physical Description
3 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2008-0520-B001A-F009-I015
Topics
Crooms Academy
Crooms, Joseph Nathaniel, 1880-1957
African American educators
African American veterans
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Location
J. N. Crooms Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.