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Mendelsohn, M.J. (Second World War correspondence)
2019.075.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: M.J. Mendelsohn Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Mendelsohn, M.J., Private
source:
Goldberg, Edward
Identifier/Call Number: 2019.075.w.r
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1945 March 18
Abstract: This collection contains one letter from Pvt. M.J. Mendelsohn, USA to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Goldberg of Brooklyn, New York during
the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 111
Container: 6
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Edward Goldberg, son of the letter's recipients.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], M.J. Mendelsohn Second World War correspondence (2019.075.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one letter from Private M.J. Mendelsohn, United States Army to Ben and Bea Goldberg of Brooklyn,
New York during the Second World War. The letter was written March 18, 1945 from Camp Blanding in Florida and describes the
weather and some of the training conditions, specifically calling his life there as "brutal." He was assigned to heavy gun
outfit, "which is the worst outfit to be in (they die rather quickly)."
At the end of the letter, Pvt. Mendelsohn tells them "Funny I never realized how important a letter is to a serviceman, it
gives him courage and we certainly need it."
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945)
Military training camps
Basic training (Military education)
Goldberg, Edward