Willie Code papers, 1943-1945.

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Willie Code papers, 1943-1945.

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Correspondence of Pvt. Willie Code, Jr., to former employer, Mrs. Hunter R. Lang of Columbia, S.C., documenting the World War II military experience of an African-American soldier; Code trained as an infantryman and became a truck driver with the Quartermaster Corps. Letters written from American army bases (Camp Wolters, Tex.; Camp Kilmer and Ft. Dix, N.J.; Camp Pickett, Va.; Camp Campbell, Ky.; Camp Butner, N.C.) and from England, express Code's feelings of homesickness, indicate health problems, request matches, money, and prayers for an end to the war, and stress the importance of mail from home. Letter, 14 September 1943, reports seeing boxer Joe Louis at Fort Dix, N.J.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Code, Willie.

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African American soldier of South Carolina serving in U.S. Army during World War II. From the description of Willie Code papers, 1943-1945. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31448909 ...

Lang, Hunter R., Mrs.

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