Dad says he’s in Bielefeld, Germany and has included this aerial view of where he’s stationed. I remembered that I may have posted this earlier – but this is the correct context for this photograph. He has an arrow drawn to his room! And then later in the letter he tells a funny story about [...]
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Party with the “girls”, June 7, 1945
Posted in Germany, June 1945, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back to work, April 13 & 14, 1945
Posted in April 1945, Western Front, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dad’s back to work after his furlough and it sounds like a rough transition. How couldn’t it be? He mentions purchasing a carved picture and sending it to her and this is so exciting to me, as I grew up with these carved wooden pictures and thought my Dad had gotten them in the war, [...]
Last day in Nice, April 9, 1945
Posted in April 1945, Western Front, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos, tagged Antibes, Cannes, Grasse, Juan-les-Pins, La Cote d'Azur, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Saint Raphael on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By a stroke of good luck, no train showed up and Dad got an extra day of furlough! He had such a great time dancing and meeting girls in the south, it’s going to be tough going back to duty in the 79th! I’m including another photo packet called “La Cote d’Azur”. Some great pictures [...]
Excursion to Grasse, April 5, 1945
Posted in April 1945, Western Front, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos, tagged excursion to Grasse, France, Grasse on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another fabulous excursion to Grasse! LOVE this “Welcome to the Riviera” brochure the Army gave Dad. I’ve scanned in most of it and will share it at the end of today’s post. 5 April 1945 V-Mail France Hello, honey – what a perfectly swell day! Bright sun (I have the beginning of a tan) and [...]
The Riviera, April 3, 1945
Posted in April 1945, Western Front, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos, tagged Courtesy pass card, Hermitage, mess pass, military personnel price list, The Riviera on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another delighted letter, this one to his Dad, from Nice, France on furlough. Hard to imagine that the cost of one week’s vacation = $2.00!!! 3 Apr 1945 V-Mail France Dear Dad, Here I am in what was once the finest gambling casino on the Rivera! It is now the Red Cross Club, and being [...]
Furlough to Nice, France April 1, 1945
Posted in April 1945, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos, tagged France, furlough, Nice, souvenir pictures on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, this is not an April Fool’s joke – Dad’s name was drawn out of a hat and voila! He’s on a train heading south for a 7 day vacation! What a lucky guy! Now I understand all the memorabilia that I found from the South of France in his personal effects. These letters are [...]
Chain of command, March 27, 1945
Posted in Germany, March 1945, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this letter, my Dad explains the hierarchy and abbreviations of the chain of command from the top down in the field of battle. This give me a much better idea of the complexities of his job. I gather that he’s one of the guys who helps direct mail and communications up and down the [...]
Aachen photo packet
Posted in WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories, WWII photos, tagged Aachen, Belgium, bridge across the Rhine River by 9th US Army, Dragon's Teeth of the Seigfried Line near Aachen Germany, Germany, Gladbeck Germany, Groote Straat Valkenburg Holland, Holland, Mannekin Pis Brussels, Monument of the Lion Waterloo, Munster, Sittard Holland, Valkenburg on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I found this little packet of photos amongst my Dad’s war memorabilia. The wax paper sleeve contains 10 black and white photos and a list of each photo – I was able to extrapolate the identities of most, I’m not sure about several of the “street scenes”. If anyone reading this has any insights, please [...]
