Letter from Willie N. Slain to J. N. Crooms, October 17, 1945
Item
Title
Letter from Willie N. Slain to J. N. Crooms, October 17, 1945
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Type
Text
Creator
Slain, Willie N. (Correspondent);Crooms, Joseph Nathaniel, 1880-1957 (Correspondent)
Date
1945-10-17
Description
A letter from Willie Slain, a former student, to J. N. Crooms. It is difficult to tell to which unit he is assigned, but Slain is writing to Crooms while stationed in Northern Japan, in a town named Otaru, with the occupation force, and describes how he has traveled throughout the Pacific, from New Guinea, the Philippines, and now Japan. Slain describes his work as "chief checker" for the ration dump, and thanks Crooms for the education he received.
Genre
Personal Correspondence
Language
English
Place
Sanford, Fla.
Otaru, Japan
Physical Description
2 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2008-0520-B001A-F009-I017
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.