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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.
Click the link below for the Wikipedia article on the M1 Thompson submachine gun:
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
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