Pfr Henderson's Outfit Help and War Letters Near End
Letters from servicemen describe daily combat travel in Europe and the Pacific. Davie Ester Smith reports return to Norfolk after furlough and ongoing amphibious training. Messages mention the 3rd Army, European postings, a German prisoner's release, navy gunnery instruction, and Fifth Air Force P 38 sorties against Central Luzon with heavy Jap losses.
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Pfr. Henderson
Chase Jerries
Germany
Jerries
News of Our Men in Uniform Newsletter Messages
Letters from servicemen describe awaiting homecoming, wartime memories, and postwar travel. Cpl Ban Knight reports three Bronze Stars and tours through Germany, France, and Buchenwald, while Edel Knight details air travels to Africa, Tunis, Cairo, and Baghdad. Another correspondent moves through Hamburg and reflects on delays for furloughs and recreation, with a closing note from Sgt Donner in China.
Pvt Wynn killed in action on Luzon
Private Robert Charles Wynn, son of Grover and Olive Wynn, born September 10 1919 near Danville Pennsylvania, died in action on Luzon in the Pacific theater April 26. He married Mae Orton in 1939 and left a wife and two month old daughter Mari Lea Ann. Survived by his parents, brother Irvin, sister Miss L B Reed, and many relatives. Also includes Navy Department gift guidance for overseas mail and what to send to soldiers and sailors.
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Abadam
Iran
Tunis
Butch Manefeild
Casbah
Cairo
South Africa
States
Ft Mnyeald
Pvt
Robert Charles Wynn
Grover and
Olive Wynn
Danville
Riverton
Malvern Cold Storage Co
Walter Walker
Wyan
Mae Orton
Lionel Orton
Sidney
Maryville
Malvern
Salem
Ore
el Monte
Cal
Highland Technical School For Hydraulica
Hollywood
North American Aviation
Inglewood
Armed Service
Camp Robert
Ft. Ord
Luzon
P. 1
Marilea Ann
Irvin
EB Monte
Mis.l. B. Reed
Washington, D. C
Postal Affairs
Navy Department
Navy
Navy Mail Service
Addressing Those in the Armed Forces
The Leader notes that complete overseas addresses cannot be published due to War Department rules. It prints APO numbers or changes to them to show service members are listed, while domestic addresses remain complete. Readers may request full overseas addresses from The Leader office.
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War Department
United States
Misread War Echoes And Hopes For A Safer Future
A letter reflecting on World War II memory cites Pearl Harbor as a turning point and warns of future costs from extended conflict. The writer laments delays in lasting peace, notes personal strain of war loans, and messages fellow soldiers about perseverance and family security.
CATTLE FEEDERS VARIETIES AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES
Guidance for beef production payments covering 1945 sales through mid 1946. Details require county committee evidence like invoices, scale tickets and receipts showing sale date buyer, sale point, head count, live weight, price per hundredweight, and slaughterer license. Also notes on eligibility, monthly filing limits, and CCC payments.
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AAA
Malvern
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Norfolk
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San
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Ottumwa
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Wilson Hatchery
Peaceville
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Desring
ajac+ Deere
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Emerson
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