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43d Memorabilia [Home] [1] 2 [3] [4] [5] [6] |
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On the right is a 40 page booklet about the 43d Division from 1941 to 1945. It is 9 1/2" X 7" in softcover. It contains five chapters of text with Campaign maps, and even a few line drawings of service life by Ben Greenburg. Copyright, 1946 by 43d Infantry Division. Army & Navy Publishing Co. Banton Rouge, Louisiana.
Courtesy of Gilbert Webber, 103rd |
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On the left is a 20 page souvenir booklet from Connecticut about the 43d Division in general, and the 169th Infantry in particular. It contains a Battle Log, 43d Division stories (about two paragraphs each from 30 servicemen) a short Division History, and an incomplete roster of Connecticut men in 1945 with several pages of photos.
Connecticut Veterans Commemorative booklet. Vol. I
October 31, 1945 State of CT publisher
Courtesy of Lucy Thiede (Walter Thiede - 169th M Co) |
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Older version of V-MAIL, or Victory Mail. White,
4 1/2" X 3 3/4" with clear window for mailing address. This is what servicemen used to send a note home.
Courtesy of Harold Ruggles - 103rd M Co. |
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This is what the inside of the envelope on the left looks like. After the letter was finished, you would fold the letter inside itself and the letter would become the envelope. 4 1/2" wide by 6" long. Dated June 19, 1945 "Somewhere in the Phillipines"
Courtesy of Harold Ruggles - 103rd M Co. |
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On the left is the replacement V-MAIL. White,
5 1/2" X 4 1/2" for front of envelope. Clear window was omitted and an address box took its place. The red "Instuctions" printing under the address box is acually the back side of the envelope when folded. Once again, the serviceman would write a letter on the inside like before and fold it over to become the envelope.
The letter side from this particular V-MAIL (which I did not place on the web page) is dated October 18, 1945 Japan
Courtesy of Harold Ruggles - 103rd M Co. |
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Post card dated Jan. 6, 1943. Inscription at top rerads: "Instructions in Firing from Prone Position,
Camp Croft, South Carolina. Courtesy of Charlie L. Edmondson - 169th M Co. |
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