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This handwritten V-Mail (Victory Mail) letter, dated March 9, 1944, is written by Rollin S. Armstrong from where he is stationed in North Africa, to his wife, L. C. Pou, in Tupelo, Mississippi. The letter asks her about her visit with her son, Charlie, and assures her that he will be okay if sent overseas. The War and Navy Departments V-Mail Service envelope is postmarked U. S. Postal Service, No. 3, March 30, 1944.

Publication Date

3-9-1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

United States--Army; World War II, 1939-1954

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

North Africa

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 2 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-819_1944-03-09_Letter_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, MSS 819, Lt. Col. Rollin S. Armstrong Collection, Box 2, Folder 10

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

V-Mail (Victory Mail) Letter, Major Rollin S. Armstrong to Mrs. L. C. Pou, March 9, 1944

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