July 24, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia

Title

July 24, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia

Subject

Italian-American, 1944

Description

She received three letters from him today, also two dimes and a check of $500 and she will go to the bank next week. She joked about finding a handsome man and painting the town red. She visited his mom, and asked him to write to Amelia. She went to the doctor's office and weighted in at 127 lbs. She received a short, cute letter from Mario that she will send to him, to read it for himself. She tells him she is in love with a wonderful Saregeant in the U.S. Army.

Creator

Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1944-07-24

Contributor

Marjorie Hernandez

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Detroit, US-MI

Citation

Leona Badia, née De Nardo, “July 24, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/191.