Letters
Servicemen overseas have always cherished letters from home. Conversely, their letters to family, sweathearts, and friends provide personal glimpses into the their day to day lives, including the emotional ups and downs of that come from spending countless days in combat, thousands of miles from home. (All of the material accessible from this page can be viewed using Adobe Reader.)
Wilmer Bassett wrote a series of letters home to his younger brother, Ray Bassett, before going overseas and while serving in North Africa, England, and France (Letters courtesy of Ray Bassett).
Vincent Goracke wrote a series of letters home to his family in Nebraska while serving in North Africa, Sicily, England, France, and Belgium prior to his death in October 1944 (Letters ourtesy of the Goracke family).
Dominic Pagano wrote series of letters to his family in Bridgeport, Pennsylvnia and elsewhere while serving in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany prior to the end of the war in Europe, and from France and Luxembourg prior to returning home in late 1945 (Letters courtesy of the Pagano family). |