August 4, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Title

August 4, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo

Subject

Italian-American, 1943

Description

Geo congratulates Leona on getting the ring and tells her he thought she wouldn't be writing anymore since she was going to get married. He tells her that he went back home and that if "felt funny to be with all civilians again." He is reminiscing about old times with his "old gang." Geo talk about "going across" with some of his buddies to "get this thing over with." He tells Leona that he might have to go to Fort Wayne before crossing, but that he isn't sure. He says that the town he is in is too small for all the soldiers there are and that there is nothing to do in it.

Creator

Geo Pumpa

Source

Badia Family Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1943-08-04

Contributor

Isabela Ribeiro-Ochoa

Rights

Patricia Badia-Johnson

Format

Paper

Language

en

Type

Letter

Coverage

Alliance, US-NE

Citation

Geo Pumpa, “August 4, 1943. Letter from Geo Pumpa to Leona Badia, née De Nardo,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/79.