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Spalsbury: #56 Letters Home October 19,1943Entry/Object ID
2021.2.300A-BScope and Content
Letter Home from Pvt. Robert C. Spalsbury, ASTU 3938, Loyola University, Los Angeles 34, Calif. to his parents Mr. G. C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh, St. Joseph 10, Missouri. Post Marked OCT 19, 1943, 3:30 PM, Los Angeles, Calif., no postage stamp is adhered instead written above the cancellation mark is the word free.Context
10/18/43
Pop:
Here's $40.00 of the $55.00 you sent. I was afraid to carry so much money around with me, especially up at Camp Roberts. I've kept $15.00 to keep me until we're paid next.
I just wrote a letter to Duane.
It's 9:45 p.m., and I'm pretty sleepy, so will go to bed. Leave for Roberts at 7:45 tomorrow morning.
BobCollection
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Letter Home from Pvt. Robert C. Spalsbury, ASTU 3938, Loyola University, Los Angeles 34, Calif. to his parents Mr. G. C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh, St. Joseph 10, Missouri. Post Marked OCT 19, 1943, 3:30 PM, Los Angeles, Calif., no postage stamp is adhered instead written above the cancellation mark is the word free.Description
Handwritten letter home to his father back in St. Joseph after being called up to serve in the US Army during WWII. Pvt. Spalsbury, at the time of this letter, has completed Basic Training at Camp Callan, California, was stationed for a short time with a STAR Unit for ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) soldiers in Pasadena, CA and is now stationed at Loyola University in Los Angeles, CA for additional training, preparing to leave for Camp Roberts after flunking out of the ASTP program.
This letter is just one page written in blue ink on USO stationery. The stationery has a two color logo in the top left corner that features a flying USO flag with a cloud and sky back ground. The bottom of the stationery has a printed list of all the individual organizations that make up the USO in small block, all caps blue print. The letter was mailed in a plain envelope. The paper is folded in thirds.Dimensions
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8-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
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Very GoodRelationships
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Robert C. Spalsbury
