Jimmie W. Bokros Letter, 1944 July 5

File — Box: 4253.004, Folder: 010

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter from Jimmie W. Bokros to Gloria Motz of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, written on July 5, 1944 from "Somewhere in France." In the letter Bokros tells her that he is in France and that he is okay. He asks her to tell "Uncle Art" that he will bring home any stamps he can get for him.

Dates

1944 July 5

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

James W., "Jimmie" Bokros was born on May 15, 1925 in Westmoreland, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted as a private in the US Army on June 29, 1943 at the age of 18 and served in France in 1944. He died on June 13, 2007 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.