Erickson, Dottie, (fl. 1943) to Leonard Eugene Graeff
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.208 Author/Creator: Erickson, Dottie, (fl. 1943) Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 January 1944 Pagination: 5 p. : envelope ; 17.8 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy
One letter from Dottie Erickson to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated January 6, 1944. Dottie inquires about Leonard's new rank and wonders how promotions work in the Navy. She updates him on a few friends; Ray surprised everyone and is home on leave; Lee Hoover entered the Navy and is stationed at Camp Peary, Virginia is a SeaBee. She also mentions going bowling and writes that she isn't very good at it.
United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Seabees, form the Naval Construction Force of the United States Navy. Their nickname is a heterograph of the first initials "C.B." from the words Construction Battalion
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