Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, January 1, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie hopes he can get home for leave at the end of the week. War news is going well and the Russians are doing well against the Germans as well as the U.S. is against the Japanese.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, England, January 1, 1944 (Ms1990_062)
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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.
Letter, Henry B. Redd to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Blacksburg, VA, January 14, 1955 (Ms1990_062)
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A letter from the Alumni Association of Virginia Polytechnic Institute regarding Mrs. Monteith donation in memory of Robert P. Monteith. Also, he expressed his sympathy for the loss of Robert.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mr. J. W. Monteith, Camp Croft, SC, January 16, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says that he will be in charge of the heaters and that there are some men being sent to Alabama, but thankfully he is not one of them. He remarks on his father's health and says that he is glad he is feeling better.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, January 17, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says that everyone at the camp is in better spirits. Jimmie talks about his travels back to camp. He talks about going to an officers dinner soon. Jimmie talks about the weather and how the wildlife respond to it.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, England, January 17, 1944 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says that the English are using as much American slang as the Americans do. Jimmie is impressed by how the English use their land. He says that he has been on special duty and able to live in a hotel for a few days. Jimmie says that while in Africa, some of his clothes were destroyed and that buying new clothes in England is expensive.
Letter, Robert P. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Hanover, NH, January 20, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Bob talks about traveling to the Portsmouth and Boston Navy Yards over the weekend. He talks about the exams he's having before he gets to go back to Richmond to see his family.
Letter, ? to Miss Nancy Monteith, London, England, January 21, 1933, (Ms1990_062)
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She talks about her trip to Switzerland and the affair that she had during her stay. She also talks about failing a French exam so has to take it again.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Camp Croft, SC, January 22, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie tells his mother that because of his duties, he missed the trip to Alabama. He remarks on his father's health and the fact that he's not showing improvement. He says that they had a practice air raid that night.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, January 24, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie talks about the weather. He has been put in charge of homing pidgeons. Jimmie will be in charge of training the new trainees in their first stage of training. Jimmie says that the prices in the officers mess hall have gone up.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, England, January 26, 1944 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie talks about his health being good except for a small cold while in Sicily. Jimmie says Jack's baby was born on December 16th while they were together in London.
Letter, J. C. [Jack] Mottinger to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Port Hueneme, CA, January 26, 1945 (Ms1990_062)
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Jack tells Mrs. Monteith that he's sorry for her loss. He talks about getting ready to move to an Island for training soon. There is also a newspaper clipping enclosed from Pattie saying that she is thinking of Mrs. Monteith.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mr. J. W. Monteith, Camp Croft, SC, January 28, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie tells his father that a new group of men are coming in the next day which he is happy about, because he has been keeping busy doing odd jobs around camp. He's one of the company firemen (which means he inspects the furnace room daily.). Jimmie and his friend, Otey, travelled to Greenville the previous weekend.
Postcard, E. M. Cabell to Mrs. Carrie Monteith, Waynesboro, VA, January 28, 1946 (Ms1990_062)
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A newspaper clipping is attached with the headline "The Fayette Tribune Pays Tribute to E. M. Cabell." The article says that Mr. Cabell just celebrated his 82nd birthday.
Letter, Robert P. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Hanover, NH, January 5, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Bob tells his mother about the new instructors for his classes and the icy weather. He reflects on his mother's Christmas hosting two men who Jimmie knew.
Letter, John J. Wicker to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Richmond, VA, January 6, 1955 (Ms1990_062)
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A letter from the Commonwealth of Virginia's World War II Memorial Commission notifying her that the Memorial will be completed in about a year. He is inviting her ahead of time to the dedication ceremony as a Guest of Honor.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, [Sicily], October 10, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie tells his mother that he would like for her to send candy about once every week or two. Jimmie talks about going to Palermo for pleasure and describes what he saw. He compares Palermo to Jacksonville, FL. Jimmie doesn't believe that the war would last until 1945, but he he thinks it will still be a long while before it's over with.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, October 13, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says they had a parade for the regimental commander who is leaving. The new commander is Col. Golightly. Uncle Archie got engaged. Jimmie says that while the men were at the rifle range, the executive officer tried to commit suicide by shooting himself back at camp. He died on Saturday night.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith [Mother], Camp Croft, SC, October 20, 1941 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie tells his mother about a trip to Greenville with a friend and he finds out there are a few girls colleges that he wanted to visit a friend at one of the nearby schools. He tells her about all the people writing to him since he joined the army.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mr. J. W. Monteith, Camp Croft, SC, October 23, 1941 (Ms1990_062)
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Tells his father about issues in camp with the hot temperatures, red clay soil, and hot water heater. He says that they received more clothing and rifles.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, October 29, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie talks about how he's been busy shipping men. He says that a soldier, Private Virgil Clark might call his mother and Nancy trying to get a date when he's nearby.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, October 7, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says the men are about to change into winter uniforms. The men are throwing a going away party for the regimental commander, Col. Lumnis, who is being shipped off.
Letter, Robert P. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, October 8, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Bob talks about his brother, Jimmie, getting a promotion and his own assignment. He talks about his plans to bring his wife to stay for a couple weeks. He talks about traveling to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith, Fort McClellan, AL, November 12, 1942 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie tells his mother that he went out and bought some winter clothing. He says he will likely get Christmas leave. Jimmie says that he is in charge of planning a party for all the newlyweds.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J.W. Monteith, [Europe], November 12, 1943 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie reassures his mother that he's well and happy. He says that censorship of letters has gotten stricter, but he has received a lot of mail recently. He received the pictures of her and the rest of his family and showed them to the other officers. Jimmie tells his mother that he will be sending her some souvenirs from Italy soon.
Letters, H. P. Straker to Clara Straker, multiple dates (Ms1990_062)
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The letters are between Henry Straker and his mother Clara. Henry talks about his service in the war. His mother talks about the issues on the homefront in England, including bombings.
Letter, Jimmie W. Monteith to Mrs. J. W. Monteith [Mother], Camp Croft, SC, November 17, 1941 (Ms1990_062)
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Jimmie says that work has been busy with a 10 mile hike and rifle training. He says he can't come home for Thanksgiving, but he might be able to get a Christmas furlough.