Don’t faint people, it’s only me at last found time to drop you a few lines to let you know I am well and extremely
My darling Baby Boy, I hope you are not suffering too much from the cold although the papers say it is the coldest in France
A platoon commander (with binoculars) prepares to give the order to attack, Ortona, December 1943. LIEUT. FREDERICK G. WHITCOMBE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA136332
A Dutch boy carries a spoon “just in case,” Amsterdam, 1945. KRYN TACONIS, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA169941
My dear Mother, Here I am again to tell you that we (Cliff included) are well and I sincerely hope this finds you the same.
A pilot waits to board his aircraft, Cambridgeshire, England, 1941. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—C086038
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