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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grasse’
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 »
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 [...]
