V-Mail from Costelle Jackson to The Apache Sentinel, June 15, 1944

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V-Mail from Costelle Jackson to The Apache Sentinel, June 15, 1944

Rights Information

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Text

Creator

Jackson, Costelle (Correspondent)

Date

1944-06-15

Description

Victory mail from Captain Costelle Jackson to The Apache Sentinel. In his letter, Jackson shares that he read The Sentinel's write up on the troops in Iran, noting he was among the first to be stationed there. He goes on to request more papers, in addition to expressing his interest in hearing from "the soldiers, WAC, or pin-up girls."

Genre

Personal correspondence

Language

English

Place

Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)
New York (N.Y.)

Physical Description

1 page

Identifier

JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F055-I011

Topics

African American troops
African American newspapers
African American journalists
Soldiers' writings, American
V-mail
World War, 1939-1945--Iran

Time Period

World War II (1939-1945)

Physical Location

Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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