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EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
UNITED STATES ARMY
A.P.O 887
BOD/br
10 January 1945
Mr. J. A. Emanuel
Fort Devens, Mass.
Dear Mr. Emanuel:-
Your letter on the 6th of December, 1944, has just reached
me. On the 17th of November I was relieved from duty with the
Inspector General’s Department, and I am now serving in an ad-
visory capacity to the Theater Commander.
I have gotten around quite a bit since I have been over
here. In fact, I have visited nearly all of the fronts. I
had the pleasure of spending some little time during the month
of September with Colonel Davis and his Fighter Group.
I did welcome the opportunity to get away from Washington.
I am sorry that this brings about a separation from Mrs. Davis,
but that is one of the fortunes of war, and as an Army wife, she
is taking it in stride. She knows that she really has a claim on
me at this time because he had every reason to expect my society
after I reached the retirement age, and I am afraid if she were
too insistent, I might ask to be relieved from active duty.
However, I think you will agree that she is still a good sport.
I am very glad to know that you are getting along nicely,
and I would have been greatly disappointed had you not finished
the Administration School at the top of your class. I would like
to remind you of General Peterson’s request that you advise him
when you finish your basic training. That is, of course, if you
would like to work in that office. It was always a comfort and
pleasure to me to hear the good things said about you by all the
people who worked with us; not only the officers of the department,
but the civilian employees as well.
I did receive from you a long time ago a “V...-“ mail letter.
I did not reply to it because at that time I figured you would
complete your basic training before a reply could reach you. It
was nice to hear from you, and I hope that you will be good enough to let me keep in touch with you. Again thanking you for your
letter, and good wishes, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
[signature]
B.O. DAVIS,
Brigadier General, U.S.A.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/3/e/d/3ed26f67-637b-4376-8b7d-79f37a9c798d/attachment/25f957994870de4bb89b0dedb3ebb6b3.jpg)
![HEADQUARTERS
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
UNITED STATES ARMY
A.P.O 887
BOD/br
10 January 1945
Mr. J. A. Emanuel
Fort Devens, Mass.
Dear Mr. Emanuel:-
Your letter on the 6th of December, 1944, has just reached
me. On the 17th of November I was relieved from duty with the
Inspector General’s Department, and I am now serving in an ad-
visory capacity to the Theater Commander.
I have gotten around quite a bit since I have been over
here. In fact, I have visited nearly all of the fronts. I
had the pleasure of spending some little time during the month
of September with Colonel Davis and his Fighter Group.
I did welcome the opportunity to get away from Washington.
I am sorry that this brings about a separation from Mrs. Davis,
but that is one of the fortunes of war, and as an Army wife, she
is taking it in stride. She knows that she really has a claim on
me at this time because he had every reason to expect my society
after I reached the retirement age, and I am afraid if she were
too insistent, I might ask to be relieved from active duty.
However, I think you will agree that she is still a good sport.
I am very glad to know that you are getting along nicely,
and I would have been greatly disappointed had you not finished
the Administration School at the top of your class. I would like
to remind you of General Peterson’s request that you advise him
when you finish your basic training. That is, of course, if you
would like to work in that office. It was always a comfort and
pleasure to me to hear the good things said about you by all the
people who worked with us; not only the officers of the department,
but the civilian employees as well.
I did receive from you a long time ago a “V...-“ mail letter.
I did not reply to it because at that time I figured you would
complete your basic training before a reply could reach you. It
was nice to hear from you, and I hope that you will be good enough to let me keep in touch with you. Again thanking you for your
letter, and good wishes, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
[signature]
B.O. DAVIS,
Brigadier General, U.S.A.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/3/e/d/3ed26f67-637b-4376-8b7d-79f37a9c798d/attachment/medium-89a71aaad94054c1b04f2594a07e5bcd.jpg)
Letter from Benjamin O. Davis
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Typed letter from Benjamin O. Davis to James Emanuel, dated January 10, 1945. Davis updates Emanuel on his current position in the military and wishes Emanuel well.
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- file formatjpg
- file size11 MB
- container titleJames A. Emanuel Papers
- creatorBenjamin O. Davis
- issueBox 11 Folder 4, Military Service, 1941-1952
- rightsJames A. Emanuel Estate
- rights holderJames A. Emanuel Estate
- version10-Jan-45