Pfc Snow writes of voyage and voyage details in 1944
Pfc Bill Snow son of Mr and Mrs Baxter C Snow recounts his oversea convoy trip from March 1944 to March 1945 in an uncensored letter from England. He describes guard duty at Camp Shanks New York the voyage by harbor boat to Staten Island seasickness on the Atlantic and a submarine alert with depth charges.
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Baxter C. Snow
Pvt. Snow
Mom
Dad
Medical Corp
Camp Shanks
New York
P. X
Hudson River
Staten Island
Red Cross
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Winston-Salem
Old Voss
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Wilkins
Subscription rates set for Surry and nearby counties
The notice lists subscription pricing: 2.00 per year for residents of Surry and adjacent counties and students in school, 2.50 per year for all others in non adjacent counties. Subscriptions end when time expires and old addresses must be provided when requesting a change.
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Surry Co
Voyage Diary From War Sailors March 1944
A letter dated March 21 to March 23, 1944 documents a voyage past Ireland toward England with excitement to reach dry land. The crew docks at Cardiff and travels by train to the 10th Replacement Depot, expressing relief at all arriving safely and hope to reach Paris and home by August.
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Ireland
England
Cardiff
Wales
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