January 31, 1944. Letter from Roger Di Paolo to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Title

January 31, 1944. Letter from Roger Di Paolo to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Subject

Italian-American, 1944

Description

Roger Di Paolo is responding to the telegram announcing Leona's wedding and notifying her that he cannot get leave to attend. The letter assumes a pessimistic tone as he indicates that he will soon be on the boat. He informs Leona that hers is one of the addresses he has provided for his three closest relatives to be informed once they imbark to go "over there" and he asks her not to divulge this information so as not to worry anyone.

Creator

Roger Di Paolo Di Paolo

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University

Date

1944-01-31

Contributor

Domenica Diraviam & Viviana Pezzullo

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Camp Haan, US-CA

Citation

Roger Di Paolo Di Paolo, “January 31, 1944. Letter from Roger Di Paolo to Leona Badia, née De Nardo,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/132.