1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d07cda7c0aa97ca22ec12b6f608d33be.jpg b7f1ad856ba1c91c00b11ef4fa81bfdd PDF Text Text January 1, 1944 Somewhere in England Dear Mother, 1944 gosh but time does fly. Back in the early 1930’s I thought that when 1944 roled around I would be an old man but here it is and I am still a boy. In fact I am such a boy that I can think of nothing better than being at home with my Mother. One of the ladies in the village gave the company a five weeks <s>of</s> old Scottie dog and we have a lot of fun with him. Lt. Cutler is in bed now and the scottie has been sitting on his chest trying to bite his chin for about an hour. The dogs name is Roscoe, named after Lt. Robert Roscoe Cutler Jr. - I don’t know if told you or not. “I” Company has a dog that they adopted after making the landing at Oran - Dagwood is the old boys name and he is well known throughtout the regiment. He made the landing in Sicily very successfuly but was nearly left behind when we left Sicily to come back to England. I’ll never forget old Dagwood that day. Due to the fact that we had so many pets and that they would be in the way on the voyage an order was put out that no pets would be bought. Well https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/715edb768d32ec59213d7cfd0ea48cdc.jpg 14cf5679f93f11f16ea9c8d1fae8aa50 PDF Text Text the boys in “I” Company weren’t going to give up without making an effort - They decided to give him sleeping tablets and to carry him aboard and that they could hide him once aboard ship. - Well he ate the tablets and decided he would like to take a walk - that walk put Walt Dissney and Pulto in the shade - a short of prancing galop with hind feet nearly in line with the front feet - Next old Dagwood went in a mail bag and he is still with us today. From your last letter I take it that we have a new cat - hope he has more sense than the last two. I had a cat here, Jimmie, but he got up and walked off one night and we haven’t seen him since. Mother I don’t like to make any predictions for the new year but I am sure it will be a happier one for us than the last. I believe that we have gotten over the rough road and that there is smoth sailing and blue skies ahead - Love Jimmie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. Collection, 1933-1997 (Ms1990-062) Subject The topic of the resource University History Blacksburg (Va.) Montgomery County (Va.) Local/Regional History and Appalachian South World War II Description An account of the resource Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion of 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Collection consists primarily of his letters home during World War II. Also includes letters of condolence sent to the family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Collection also contains the correspondence of his brother, Robert P. Monteith, letters of sympathy following the death of his brother and his father, Jimmie Sr., as well as other letters to and from some of his family members. In addition, there are the letters and notes of John Coulter, who wrote a biography about Monteith. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00210.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr., Collection</a>. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms1990_062_F07_1944_0101 Title A name given to the resource Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, England, January 1, 1944 (Ms1990_062) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/1/1944 Description An account of the resource Jimmie refers to himself as a "boy" who wants nothing more than to be at home with his Mother. Jimmie talks about a "Scottie dog" named Roscoe hanging around the company and about another dog named Dagwood that was brought from Sicily. Jimmie says he had a cat in the camp named Jimmie but he ran off. Jimmie thinks that this year will be better for the family with smooth sailing and blue skies ahead. Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms1990-062, Box 1, Folder 7 archived