April 5, 2024
Collection 250 Pieces WWII WW2 Soldier GI Family Correspondence Letters Ephemera
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Lot of WWII correspondence, mostly letters to his parents by a GI, with a few other pieces of other family member correspondence. Some envelopes with stamps, some marked "Free." Mostly discussing family matters. The GI was single when he entered the service, got married when he was in the service. There was some dissention about the marriage. A child was born to the couple during the war. There's some correspondence from the wife to her new in-laws and some from the GI's sister back home when she went out to Texas to visit upon the child's birth. The letters break down as follows:1940, 7 envelopes and letters, 2 postal cards, all Ayer, Mass., Devens.1941, nothing1942, 11 envelopes and letters, Camp Blanding, Florida; Fort George Meade, Maryland; Fort Jackson, SC1943, 44 envelopes and letters, Fort Jackson, SC; Camp Barkeley, Texas1944, 134 envelopes and letters, Camp Barkeley, Texas1945, 52 envelopes and letters, 1 telegram (birth announcement), Camp Barkeley, Texas; Camp Edwards, Mass.; Camp Beale, California. Ends 8/11/1945.Plus an additional 20 dated letters without their envelopes.Some envelopes openly neatly, others not. Handwriting mostly legible and readable. Shipping, weight: 7 pounds. Free shipping by Parcel Post/Standard Mail.
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