February 23, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Title

February 23, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Subject

Italian-American, 1943

Description

Geo tells Leona about a USO sponsored show that he attended and how packed and funny it was. He also mentions a plane crash during an emergency landing and how they are training in the woods to get used to the war zone. He mentions that he is sorry that she has to move to Detroit and asks when Johnnie will be leaving.

Creator

Geo Pumpa

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1943-02-23

Contributor

Domenica Diraviam & Viviana Pezzullo

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Harrison, US-MS

Tags

Citation

Geo Pumpa, “February 23, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/49.