1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e052eb31c44da9f3ce722ba5d589132e.jpg b07849f2b2a9b94fb47a1bab9ca2969a PDF Text Text <p>1<br /> Elkton Md<br /> Apr. 5. / 45<br /> Dear Mrs Monteith<br /> I rec your<br /> most welcome news of <br /> you + my dear friend <br /> Jimmie he was a <br /> very fine friend to <br /> us all over there <br /> and I know you <br /> are very proud of him <br /> as any Mother would<br /> be. I am home now <br /> and I am as good <br /> as I can be for the<br /> time it has been<br /> I will [always?] have to <br /> wear a brace on <br /> my leg.</p> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/95759f2c2a07a165cf53e9e5264789a9.jpg 869d9962af0cc128ffcf17e057f05163 PDF Text Text <p>3 my Mother is writting <br /> this letter for me <br /> not because I don’t <br /> care to write, but I <br /> just can-not seem <br /> to get my self in <br /> order to sit down<br /> to write to no one. <br /> so I will come to <br /> a close. fer this time<br /> and I hope some<br /> day I will have the <br /> pleasure to meet <br /> Jimmies Mother here <br /> is a clipping of myself.<br /> I remain<br /> Frederick a Frock<br /> Scotland Point RD#1.<br /> Elkton Md</p> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/697e2e8cb67925fb555d056654e7c06c.jpg a7c9139e95d9958514bbbefdd7d79ad0 PDF Text Text <p>2<br /> to day I have went<br /> to work in an air<br /> craft plant but do <br /> not no if I can <br /> hold my job as <br /> yet as I can <s>g</s> not <br /> get around so good<br /> Uncle Sam has <br /> gave me my discharge<br /> and I am home<br /> with my mother. <br /> I also got a very nice<br /> letter from Mrs Vested<br /> in England this and<br /> she sure was a <br /> fine friend to all of <br /> us boys. just like <br /> a Mother to all that <br /> went to her place</p> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/441b6622e245fa63d9202a24a0feba06.jpg b339578b4777323cc26baa0675455512 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_F15_1945_0405 Title A name given to the resource Letter, Frederick A. Frock to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Elkton, MD, April 5, 1945 (Ms1990_062) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/5/1945 Description An account of the resource Frederick tells Mrs. Monteith that he has heard the news of Jimmie's honor. He talks about being discharged from the military and now being at home. There is a newspaper attached that talks about Frederick's injury on D-Day. 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 15 archived