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Sunday, April 23, 1944
Pvt. Ray E. Piette 11,111,313
Hdq. Co. 47th Th. Bn.
A.P.O. #446 14th A.D.
Camp Campbell, Ky.
U. S. Army

Dear Bryant Service Club:-

I was most happy and pleased to have received from you a nice Easter package and a letter of news from some of the fellows I once knew.

It’s been a long time that most of us have left the “Portals of Knowledge” to do our share. Some, as myself, are most fortunate to be still in the States, and others less fortunate to have gone across. But, in our feelings of reserve, we too are anxious to avenge the “dirty” blow on us by our enemies, and we feel it won’t be very long.

My buddies of the “Unholy Five” are pretty well scattered. Cpl. Frank Zorra is in England with the Finance Corps. Sgt. Wm. Bento is a gunner in the B-27 and is across also. Pfc. Bernard Vezina is still stationed at Maxton Field, N.C. Pvt. Mario Rogue, who also was separated from the A. S. T. P. is now in connections with the Medical Corps at Camp Pickett, Va. These are the only ones I know about.

Keep up the good work that you are doing for us boys in service. A hearty hello to everyone.

Ray E. Piette

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]]> Raymond E. Piette Letter Written by Raymond E. Piette to the Bryant College Service Club Dated June 15, 1943 http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/piette_war/1 http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/piette_war/1 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:54:21 PST [Transcription begins]

THE ARMORED FORCE Fort Knox, Kentucky
June 15th 1943

Dear Service Club-

A most wonderful surprise happened to me last week when I received your package. It certainly is great to know that the students of Bryant remember us boys in the service. We certainly appreciate it, I know I did.

I’m very happy here in the Armored Force but naturally I myself as every other fellow misses civilian life and as for myself, Bryant College. I only hope to return someday and complete my education, but until then we have a war to win. As everyone knows I also miss a certain girl very much but she will also have to wait until this is all over.

Thanks again for the swell package.

A former student of the class of ‘43
Pvt. Ray E. Piette

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