Contributed by Norway Historical Society
Description
Corp. Joseph Walker sent his mother, Mrs. Arthur Walker, a letter containing the words "Thinking of you on Mother's Day." He sent this through V-mail from his base in San Francisco, California to Norway on April 28, 1944.
V-Mail was used for sending lightweight letters overseas or across the country during wartime. The V in V-mail stands for "victory." Notice on the front bottom the three dots and dash: That is the Morse code for the letter "V.'"
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Mother's day V-mail from Joseph Walker, San Francisco, 1944
- Creator: Joseph Walker
- Creation Date: 1944-04-28
- Subject Date: 1944-04-30
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Locations:
- Norway, Oxford County, ME
- San Francisco, CA
- Media: Ink and pencil on paper
- Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 20.5 cm
- Collection: WWII Collections
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Cartoons--1940-1950
- World War, 1939-1945--V-mail
- Walker, Mrs. Arthur--Correspondence--V-mail
- Walker, Joseph--Correspondence--V-mail
- Mother's Day
- Sons
- Mothers
People
Other Keywords
- army
- cartoon
- corporal
- correspondence
- letterMrs. Arthur Walker
- Maine
- mother's day
- Norway
- rabbit
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- v-mail
- victory mail
- WWII
For more information about this item, contact:
Norway Historical Society471 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268
(207) 743-7377
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