July 30, 1944. Letter from Danny Badia to Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Title
July 30, 1944. Letter from Danny Badia to Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Subject
Italian-American, 1944
Description
Loves to be a mess sargent because he "always wanted to" "since I've been first cook and run the kitchen my own way because I know how most cooks want a kitchen to run". Don't smoke too many (cigarettes?) because they are not good for you. Met a baby girl with most beautiful name, Donita. Maybe call their child so. Ask for another can of Brioski (citrate?) because "not feeling up to par." "made me feel wonderful because you told me that you trust in me. Please keep on behaving like that so I can keep bettering myself for my darling wonderful wife and my baby"
Creator
Danny Badia
Source
Badia Family Collection
Publisher
Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
1944-07-30
Contributor
Ilaria Serra
Rights
Patricia Badia-Johnson
Format
Paper
Language
en
Type
Letter
Coverage
Camp Joseph Robinson, US-AR
Collection
Citation
Danny Badia, “July 30, 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/197.