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Hey Everybody,
Well, here is the latest addition to my WW2 collection. This is a SPECTACULAR album from the war. Unfortunately, the album is not named (I'm working on tracking down the name of the Veteran). According to the lady that I bought it from, it was bought several years ago at the estate auction of a high-ranking officer who used to live here in Oklahoma City. Comments are MUCH appreciated, especially if they pertain to identifying some of the pictures in the album. There are a ton of really neat things (many of which I will pciture below) including a "Safe Conduct" pass for German soldiers, a leaflet in French which I believe was dropped over France just after the D-Day invasion started (someone please clarify), an original copy of Eisenhower's famous D-day letter to the troops, 2 copies of Eisenhower's farewell letter to the troops, various Christmas cards from 1944-45, information on both the Italian and D-Day invasions, and the list goes on and on. Among other things are some pictures of a German general surrendering to an American general (if anyone can identify either, please advise!) and also a picture which I believe to be original of General Patton on the floor with another General reviewing a map of what appears to be a map of the Rhine or some other River. I am so excited about this addition to my collection. Comments are more than welcome!
Here are the two great letters from Eisenhower:
The D-Day letter to the troops
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And a named copy of Eisenhower's farewell to the troops:
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A letter to the members of the 15th Army Group in regards to their victory over the Nazis in Italy:
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A letter to the men in the Mediterannean signed by A.H.Alexander regarding the Allied victory in Italy:
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A Safe Conduct pass for German soldiers:
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Cards belonging to Captain (and Major) Choice R. Rucker of the 82nd Airborne Division. I did some research and found that Captain Choice R. Rucker was the commander of F Battery, 80th Abn AA Bn, 82nd Abn Division on Utah Beach, June 6, 1944
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Letter from John C. H. Lee to truck drivers of the "Red Ball Express" commending them for their work in transporting gasoline and supplies to the front:
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Well, here is the latest addition to my WW2 collection. This is a SPECTACULAR album from the war. Unfortunately, the album is not named (I'm working on tracking down the name of the Veteran). According to the lady that I bought it from, it was bought several years ago at the estate auction of a high-ranking officer who used to live here in Oklahoma City. Comments are MUCH appreciated, especially if they pertain to identifying some of the pictures in the album. There are a ton of really neat things (many of which I will pciture below) including a "Safe Conduct" pass for German soldiers, a leaflet in French which I believe was dropped over France just after the D-Day invasion started (someone please clarify), an original copy of Eisenhower's famous D-day letter to the troops, 2 copies of Eisenhower's farewell letter to the troops, various Christmas cards from 1944-45, information on both the Italian and D-Day invasions, and the list goes on and on. Among other things are some pictures of a German general surrendering to an American general (if anyone can identify either, please advise!) and also a picture which I believe to be original of General Patton on the floor with another General reviewing a map of what appears to be a map of the Rhine or some other River. I am so excited about this addition to my collection. Comments are more than welcome!
Here are the two great letters from Eisenhower:
The D-Day letter to the troops
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And a named copy of Eisenhower's farewell to the troops:
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A letter to the members of the 15th Army Group in regards to their victory over the Nazis in Italy:
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A letter to the men in the Mediterannean signed by A.H.Alexander regarding the Allied victory in Italy:
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A Safe Conduct pass for German soldiers:
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Cards belonging to Captain (and Major) Choice R. Rucker of the 82nd Airborne Division. I did some research and found that Captain Choice R. Rucker was the commander of F Battery, 80th Abn AA Bn, 82nd Abn Division on Utah Beach, June 6, 1944
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Letter from John C. H. Lee to truck drivers of the "Red Ball Express" commending them for their work in transporting gasoline and supplies to the front:
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