Joseph Lichtenbaum

Last Name: Lichtenbaum
First Name: Joseph
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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Camp Lee, VA; Fort Lawton, Seattle, WA

Unit(s): Co. B 10th QRMC, 2nd Pltn.; 328th Station Hospital; 185th Station Hospital; Casual Company C

Rank(s): Pvt.;Cpl.

Theater(s) of Operation: Pacific

Locations: Alaska (Aleutian Islands)

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Of Interest: 8/23/42 - Description of Jewish community in Richmond VA and near Camp Lee ; 10/10/42 - Annoyance of inactivity; 10/27/42 - Helping fundraise for the Jewish Federation; 10/18/42d - Description of damage at Fort Lee, from flooding, governments prioritizing the funding of armaments over social problems; 11/21/42 - Description of Seattle; 12/2/0/42 - Describes how the Jewish service members from Delaware are serving on all fronts, defends Senator Pepper (Claude) for his stance of supporting the troops prior to Pearl Harbor; 12/30/42 - Discusses the story of Esther and the plight of the Jews of Europe; 12/2/42 - Describes the frustration of censorship; 11/4/43 - Contains a label from medical supplies taken from a captured Japanese soldier; 10/31/43 - Describes Jewish holidays not being observed by Army while in the Pacific; 2/2/43 - Letter regarding the impact of learning about his father's death, lack of coreligionists making the grieving process more difficult, difficulites posed by munitions shortages; 2/20/43 - Description of learning he has secured a 15 day leave to assist his mother; 3/29/43 - Joking about the idleness of soldier friends from Wilmington, requsting a recommendation for O.C.A. training from Mr. Sollud; 4/2/43 - Praises the people he has met at the Jewish Review Board; 4/20/43 - Attended a very nice Seder in Washington on account of the "daughter at this home was particularly nice",the Jewish Welfare Board providing nice Passover services; 5/18/43 - Mentions a pamphlet (not enclosed) that covers the exploits of Jewish service members and refutes lies propagated by antisemites; 9/12/43 - Requesting magazine subscriptions from his sister as he cannot get any world news in Alaska; 1/20/44 - Description of Alaska winter weather; Many references throughout to Allied Kid Company (of Wilmington)

Delaware Connection(s): Harry Brace; Dane Glayser; Mannie Jacobs; Milton Honey; Sammy Geller; Sam Hoffstein; Joe Novik; Maurice Jacobs; Davie Nathons; Irv Finkle

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First Letter to Mollye: 08/13/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 08/01/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 125
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