1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ab9877c819d4a246299d3cd866c8d2c2.jpg c0b7b3cc7e2e065dcf46a99bdbe596a2 PDF Text Text [April 2, 1943] Thursday Night Dear Mother, As yet I don’t know a bit more concerning my transfere. There are quiet a few 2nd Lts. on the order and we have no idea where we are going or when we will go. However all of us are packed up and waiting futher orders. I am not sure but I believe that I may be able to stop by home on my way to the new station. After this is all over you, Nancy, and I should make a trip to Florida for I am sure you would enjoy it. We have spent quiet a bit of time in Jacksonville lately and I don’t know when I have enjoyed anything more. The town is just https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4bdbcfef57ba7d0a6a749dabc1a0d3b1.jpg 61e33344f02f7c2be13474cf2f1921e0 PDF Text Text a little smaller than Richmond but at first gives the impression of being much smaller. I hope the letter I wrote at the Mayflower Hotel made sense. When I was writting it the two fellows with me were begging me to hurry and bothering in general so after I mailed it I began to wonder if I got the <s>r</s> <s>w</s>right words in the right places. for the boys were mighty confussing. The reason for the rush was the dog races. We went two nights and they were a lot of fun. The old dogs run so fast that they look like good old fashion “hot dogs” with their noises and long skinny bodies skimming along. I do not know whether all of Florida is like this section or not but if it is you can bet that https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7cb52b9e8bef8de3376fcfea8e5d8a72.jpg 2b67bd413eaf5739c4e8940c48c7d410 PDF Text Text this state has it’s share of hogs. In fact I have never seen anything like it. The things run wild and believe it or not there are men who ride horses and round them up like the westerns do cattle. I do not know whether the term is right or not but we call them “pig punchers”. In one of your last letters you said something about Francis going to see Bob. I hope she can do it for I know it will mean a lot to him. He should be making money by the handfulls now ($300 a month) so he can easily afford it. Even if <s>it</s> he does <s>mean</s> not make as much as I believe he does I still think it is a good https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0e32c9f083889a7a9f3febe584499c44.jpg efd5a0002e4cb0dccdec4bf87934c7ea PDF Text Text idea for these are unusal times. I hope you have already put the $100 in the bank for I have cleared the post here and have to buy all of my meals at the service club which means ready cash. They have not made up their minds yet what they are going to do about my pay this month. Of course I only draw $62. 50 per month but if I don’t get it untill I get to my next post it may put a crimp in my <s>stl</s> style. Of course my address is the same and may remaind the same for quiet a while. I have known and seen people mark time for more than a month after recieving their warning orders as I have. Love Jimmie https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0c501b554df7624ea4673c2264c88028.jpg 49ebe1098218cc6b033b89a97171145e 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_F06_1943_0402 Title A name given to the resource Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Camp Blanding, FL, April 2, 1943 (Ms1990_062) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/2/1943 Description An account of the resource Jimmie tells his mother that he is waiting for further orders on his transfer. Jimmie went to the dog races in Jacksonville. He says that wild hogs run around everywhere in Florida. 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 6