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  • World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945

Letter from Orville E. Danforth, 1943

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Letter from Orville E. Danforth, 1943
MS-0369-02D-06
Letter from Orville E. Danforth, 1943
1943-11-06
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Danforth, Orville E.
Danforth types on a typewriter with all capital letters used for decoding Morse code. Having received an envelope with no contents from Lauren Post, he "used the envelope as definite proof to the fellows that all college professors are absent-minded." Not only is it no military secret that he is at Elmendorf Field, "it also is no military secret that it's cold as hell up here." He sees no one else from San Diego State College.
Orville Danforth; Military censorship; United States Army; Fort Richardson; Elmendorf Field; Typewriters; Absent-minded professors; College professors; Stereotypical professors
Alaska - Anchorage - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
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  • World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945
MS-0369
English
Letter
8 inches X 10.5 inches
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Lauren C. Post
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