August 9, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia
Title
August 9, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia
Subject
Italian-American, 1944
Description
Leona thanks her husband for having send her a recent photo and she wishes that he will remain in this training camp, because she hates the alternative thought of him going "over there". She tells him how people at work are sharing their pregnancy and child birth stories and she wishes they would not so she doesn't have any preconceived notions. It is only six weeks until the baby is due. Danny had recommended the name Donita, but Leona rejects it because it sounds Mexican to her.
Creator
Leona Badia, née De Nardo
Source
Badia Family Collection
Publisher
Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
1944-08-09
Contributor
Domenica Diraviam & Viviana Pezzullo
Rights
Patricia Badia-Johnson
Format
Paper
Language
en
Type
Letter
Coverage
Detroit, US-MI
Collection
Citation
Leona Badia, née De Nardo, “August 9, 1944. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/202.