First Contact - Telegram home June 19, 1944

Title

First Contact - Telegram home June 19, 1944

Description

First contact telegram of just a few lines of comfort to my wife and family that I had survived the Initial DDay Assault on the coast of Normandy in June 1944. A welcome word to ease the anxiety, fear and apprehension felt back home.

Date

1944-06-19

Files

04TelegrmJune1944.jpg

Citation

“First Contact - Telegram home June 19, 1944,” Getting the Message Through: The 56th Signal Battalion in WWII, accessed March 29, 2024, https://snapshotswwii.omeka.net/items/show/43.