1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/436de54a15f61092b0f5f18d30753262.jpg c082c9df5c18394de59135c18de1bbd3 PDF Text Text 2 May 1945 Wednesday 2200 Dearest Mother: Tonight I’d thought that there would be time enough for me to sit down and write you a long letter - but as always something invariably happens so that there is no time I can ever call my own - had just gotten back from chow and was listening to the 6 oclock news when the outpost called - have just gotten back and am tired, dirty and mad - so please forgive a short letter tonight. Monday night I had to go to a farewell party given for Capt. Griffin (he heads NACTU and is my boss ) - he is going back to the states on leave after which he most likely will have command of one of our large carriers - it was one of those things I usually try to advoid - however https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1f39eada90f6fbd585339595a323136a.jpg ddc63232652cbbf27ae14e43cb1e13d6 PDF Text Text I couldn’t get out of this one - got back here around midnight and was greeted by such a nice long letter from you - I can well imagine how Jimmies bars, pin and pocketbook effected you - just knowing (Frances had told me several days earlier that they had arrived) that you had gotten them had an effect on me - I know how it hurts to get these personal things that Jimmie had with him on that horrible day - and yet they are treasures that are above value to us - and too its means a lot to me that Jimmie was with such good friends that would know and understand that he would want us to have these things. But the thing that really got close to me was Cutler’s death for I had hoped and prayed that he would come through this war and that we would have an oportunity to see him after it is all over - also the fact that he had written us and that we have never recieved his letter is heart breaking https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/272f0c32d2387a5c03eb4d1ff12547e9.jpg c32a0e1c603fe3b5db155e2aff8ead9f PDF Text Text to me. Do you happen to have either his Wife’s or his Mother’s address for I would like to write to them. I would not feel too badly about his being sent back to his company after being wounded for it was probably at his own request - I can well imagine how he felt. The renaming of the Amphitheater at Fort McClellan is such a wonderful tribute to Jimmie - in many ways it means more to me than does the medal of honor for it will be a lasting monument and will afford much pleasure to G.I.’s far away from home. I hope that you and Nancy did go to the dedication this past Sunday for I feel that it will give you so much comfort to see and understand what just plain soldiers think and feel for someone who gave his life as bravely and unhesitatingly as Jimmie did. Must stop now and get to bed - will write soon again - would like copies of Tops letters if possible Love Bob https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/25a6613132819ad9ad89c6d9072db17b.jpg eb6a2d07aff14f3d5c321d10757d30bc https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6277e9b0be994b00d34b38b28b0b271e.jpg c03844639078847e2c11fa3df8e5de80 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>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933/1997 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. Collection, Ms1990-062, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms1990_062_ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms1990_062_F23_1945_0502 Title A name given to the resource Letter, Robert P. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, May 2, 1945 (Ms1990_062) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/2/1945 Description An account of the resource Bob talks about [Lt. Robert Roscoe] Cutler's death, who was good friends with Jimmie Monteith. Bob also talks about the Fort McClellan Amphitheatre being named after Jimmie. 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 23