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V-mail
Sunday, December 26, 2010
November 15, 1943
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V-mail
V-mail
Sunday, December 19, 2010
October 26, 1943
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V-mail
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Piccadilly Circus
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V-mail
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Piccadilly Circus
Sunday, December 12, 2010
October 8, 1943
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Paul is somewhere in England, while Joseph is stationed in the Pacific near New Zealand and Australia.
Paul is somewhere in England, while Joseph is stationed in the Pacific near New Zealand and Australia.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
September 19, 1943
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C-rations, click on Wikipedia article below:
V-Mail, click on Wikipedia article below:
Sunday, November 28, 2010
August 4, 1943
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Bn - Battalion (A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,300 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel. Several battalions are grouped to form a regiment or a brigade.)
The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
August 4, the day my Uncle Paul wrote this, was also his birthday. This was his 21st birthday. What a way to celebrate, being in the middle of a war.
These type written letters to me are very interesting. They usually are not signed. One could think that someone else could type and send them. My father, even after the war, typed letters, and would end the letter with his typed name. Perhaps he picked up this habit while in the military.
The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
August 4, the day my Uncle Paul wrote this, was also his birthday. This was his 21st birthday. What a way to celebrate, being in the middle of a war.
These type written letters to me are very interesting. They usually are not signed. One could think that someone else could type and send them. My father, even after the war, typed letters, and would end the letter with his typed name. Perhaps he picked up this habit while in the military.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
July 30, 1943
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The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
A.S.T.P. - Army Specialized Training Program
O.C.S. - Officer Candidate School
The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
July 22, 1943
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The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
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Glider training
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Army Specialized Training Program
A.S.T.P. - Army Specialized Training Program
O.C.S. - Officer Candidate School
The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
Click the link below for the Wikipedia article:
Glider training
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Army Specialized Training Program
Sunday, November 7, 2010
June 13, 1943
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To find out more about the Women's Army Corps click the link below:
Article provided by Wikipedia.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
May 31, 1943
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T.O. - Tactical Officer
O.C.S. - Officer Candidate School
The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
Click the link below for the Wikipedia article:
Sunday, October 24, 2010
May 11, 1943
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This is a very interesting letter. The terms 'problem' and 'gliding' refer to field training exercises. I believe the soldiers used these terms so their letters would not be censored. The letter mentions a Steve Hockay, but I believe this is Steve Bockay. I do not know if this was intentional. Again, the name of a solider might have been modified slightly to avoid being censored.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
April 28, 1943
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In this letter, you briefly hear Paul comment on Joe not receiving his promotion in rank. My dad relayed the following about his war days. During the war, a soldier would gain rank almost automatically. However, commanding officers were hesitant to do so, as with an increase in rank, the probably of moving to a different company increased. In order to retain his men the commanding officer would withhold the promotion. I will discuss this in more detail in a posting on my blog: Where I'm From Is That What Makes Me at a future date.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
April 15, 1943
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
March 31, 1943
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
V-mail stands for Victory Mail. It was based on the similar British "Airgraph" system for delivering mail between those at home in the United States and troops serving abroad during World War II. V-mail correspondence worked by photographing large amounts of censored mail reduced to thumb-nail size onto reels of microfilm, which weighed much less than the original would have. The film reels were shipped by priority air freight (when possible) to the US, sent to prescribed destinations for enlarging at a receiving station near the recipient, and printed out on lightweight photo paper. These facsimiles of the letter-sheets were reproduced about one-quarter the original size and the miniature mail was delivered to the addressee.
For more information on V-mail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-mail
I have included a photograph of the V-mail envelope with this posting. In the future, the envelope will not be included as they all look the same. If there is some variation or handwriting of note, it will be included.
V-mail stands for Victory Mail. It was based on the similar British "Airgraph" system for delivering mail between those at home in the United States and troops serving abroad during World War II. V-mail correspondence worked by photographing large amounts of censored mail reduced to thumb-nail size onto reels of microfilm, which weighed much less than the original would have. The film reels were shipped by priority air freight (when possible) to the US, sent to prescribed destinations for enlarging at a receiving station near the recipient, and printed out on lightweight photo paper. These facsimiles of the letter-sheets were reproduced about one-quarter the original size and the miniature mail was delivered to the addressee.
For more information on V-mail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-mail
Sunday, September 26, 2010
March 21, 1943
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
February 28, 1943
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