July 14, 1944. Letter from Danny Badia to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Title

July 14, 1944. Letter from Danny Badia to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Subject

Italian-American, 1944

Description

Danny repeatedly reminds Leona of his affection towards her and that she need not worry because the army borrowed him from her and even if they send him overseas, they need to return him to her. He closes saying, as the song goes, that he wishes he could hide inside this letter.

Creator

Danny Badia

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1944-07-14

Contributor

Domenica Diraviam & Viviana Pezzullo

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Detroit, US-MI

Citation

Danny Badia, “July 14, 1944. Letter from Danny Badia to Leona Badia, née De Nardo,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/180.