July 4, 1943. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia

Title

July 4, 1943. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia

Subject

Italian-American, 1943

Description

Leona has received Danny's recording and she shared it with his mother and with some friends. It is good to have his voice close by. His mother has inquired why he has not written to his sisters. Leona tells him that he should and that he should also send an occasional card to her mother and sister too. Leona lets him know that she cried herself to sleep with his picture. She is sending him a box with some snack items and has written to Roger Di Paolo, Johnnie, and Mimi.

Creator

Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1943-07-04

Contributor

Federico Tiberini, Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Detroit, US-MI

Citation

Leona Badia, née De Nardo, “July 4, 1943. Letter from Leona Badia, née De Nardo to Danny Badia,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/66.