The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: Part 8

Handwritten and typewritten pages from the Moon-Sammiet collection carry the wartime and immediate postwar correspondence of Pfc Ross Moon of the 11th Airborne Division to Marianne Sammet in Richmond, California. Camp routine, homesickness, family news, and uncertainty about coming home fill letters that reveal what official military records never set down.

Handwritten Letter on 11th Airborne Division Letterhead, U.S. Occupation Forces Japan, May 24

Handwritten Letter on 11th Airborne Division Letterhead, U.S. Occupation Forces Japan, May 24

Handwritten Personal Letter, Signed "Ross," Dated January 1946 – Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter, Signed "Ross," Dated January 1946 – Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

11th Airborne Division Printed Greeting Card, Moon/Sammiet WWII Letters Collection

11th Airborne Division Printed Greeting Card, Moon/Sammiet WWII Letters Collection

Airmail Envelope from Pfc. Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, 1946

Airmail Envelope from Pfc. Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, 1946

11th Airborne Division Christmas Greeting Card from Occupied Japan, Signed 'Ross,' WWII Letters Collection

11th Airborne Division Christmas Greeting Card from Occupied Japan, Signed 'Ross,' WWII Letters Collection

11th Airborne Division Insignia Card with Snow Scene Photograph, Occupation of Japan Era

11th Airborne Division Insignia Card with Snow Scene Photograph, Occupation of Japan Era

Typewritten Love Letter, WWII Personal Correspondence, Moon Sammiet Collection

Typewritten Love Letter, WWII Personal Correspondence, Moon Sammiet Collection

WWII/Occupation-Era Airmail Envelope, Pfc. Ross Moon (11th Airborne Division) to Miss Marianna Sammiet, June 1946

WWII/Occupation-Era Airmail Envelope, Pfc. Ross Moon (11th Airborne Division) to Miss Marianna Sammiet, June 1946

WWII Air Mail Letter, 'Well! Well! Hello Kid.' (Moon Collection, June 1)

WWII Air Mail Letter, 'Well! Well! Hello Kid.' (Moon Collection, June 1)

Handwritten Airmail Letter Signed 'Foss,' Moon-Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Airmail Letter Signed 'Foss,' Moon-Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Envelope from PFC Ross Moon to Miss Mariah Sammet, Postmarked June 11, 1946, APO 468

Envelope from PFC Ross Moon to Miss Mariah Sammet, Postmarked June 11, 1946, APO 468

WWII Airmail Letter, 'Hi Kid' — Moon Correspondence Collection, June 9

WWII Airmail Letter, 'Hi Kid' — Moon Correspondence Collection, June 9

Handwritten Personal Letter Signed 'Ross,' from the Moon-Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter Signed 'Ross,' from the Moon-Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

WWII-Era Airmail Cover: PFC Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division Special Troops (APO 468) to Miss Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California

WWII-Era Airmail Cover: PFC Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division Special Troops (APO 468) to Miss Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California

Handwritten Airmail Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Dated June 10 (Moon Family Correspondence)

Handwritten Airmail Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Dated June 10 (Moon Family Correspondence)

Handwritten Wartime Love Letter Signed 'Ross,' Moon Sammiet Collection, WWII

Handwritten Wartime Love Letter Signed 'Ross,' Moon Sammiet Collection, WWII

Typed Letter from Ross Moon to Marianne Sammiet, Occupied Japan, April 25-26, 1946

Typed Letter from Ross Moon to Marianne Sammiet, Occupied Japan, April 25-26, 1946

WWII Airmail Cover - PFC Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Marrianne Sammet

WWII Airmail Cover - PFC Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Marrianne Sammet

Handwritten Letter Dated 'June 24', Moon/Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Letter Dated 'June 24', Moon/Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter, 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter, 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter, Page from the Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter, Page from the Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter (Closing Page), Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter (Closing Page), Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Collection

Air Mail Envelope Addressed to Marrianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, Postmarked Rockford, Illinois, 1947

Air Mail Envelope Addressed to Marrianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, Postmarked Rockford, Illinois, 1947

Handwritten Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Rockford, Illinois, June 30, 1947

Handwritten Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Rockford, Illinois, June 30, 1947

Handwritten Letter from Ross Moon, Moon Sammiet Collection, WWII Era

Handwritten Letter from Ross Moon, Moon Sammiet Collection, WWII Era

Handwritten WWII Letter Page, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Letter Page, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Airmail Envelope with 5-Cent Transport Plane Stamp, Rockford, Illinois to Richmond, California, Dated July 1947

Handwritten Airmail Envelope with 5-Cent Transport Plane Stamp, Rockford, Illinois to Richmond, California, Dated July 1947

Handwritten Letter, 14 July 1947 – 'My Dearest Marian'

Handwritten Letter, 14 July 1947 – 'My Dearest Marian'

Handwritten Letter Page, Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence, WWII Era

Handwritten Letter Page, Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence, WWII Era

WWII V-Mail Envelope, PFC Ross Moon to Marianne Sammet, APO 468, October 1945

WWII V-Mail Envelope, PFC Ross Moon to Marianne Sammet, APO 468, October 1945

Typewritten WWII Personal Letter to "Marianne" from a Serviceman at a Division Replacement Depot, October 12

Typewritten WWII Personal Letter to "Marianne" from a Serviceman at a Division Replacement Depot, October 12

WWII Air Mail Cover, Hq. Special Troops, 11th Airborne Division to Marianne Sammet

WWII Air Mail Cover, Hq. Special Troops, 11th Airborne Division to Marianne Sammet

Typed Letter from Ross Moon to Marianne Sammet, October 21, 1946

Typed Letter from Ross Moon to Marianne Sammet, October 21, 1946

WWII-Era Military Correspondence Envelope, Pfc Ross Moon to Marianne Sammiet, APO 468, September 1946

WWII-Era Military Correspondence Envelope, Pfc Ross Moon to Marianne Sammiet, APO 468, September 1946

Typewritten Personal Letter to "Dearest Marianne," Dated September 4, 1946

Typewritten Personal Letter to "Dearest Marianne," Dated September 4, 1946

WWII/Post-War Era Envelope: Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Miss Marianne Sammet, September 1946

WWII/Post-War Era Envelope: Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Miss Marianne Sammet, September 1946

Typewritten Letter to Marianne, Sept. 16, Referencing Occupied Tokyo, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Typewritten Letter to Marianne, Sept. 16, Referencing Occupied Tokyo, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Typewritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Closing Page Signed 'Ross' (Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Archive)

Typewritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Closing Page Signed 'Ross' (Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Archive)

WWII Airmail Envelope, Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, APO 468, to Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California

WWII Airmail Envelope, Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, APO 468, to Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California

Typed Letter Home During Pacific Occupation Duty, 5 November 1946

Typed Letter Home During Pacific Occupation Duty, 5 November 1946

Typed WWII Soldier's Letter Home with Handwritten Postscript, 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence

Typed WWII Soldier's Letter Home with Handwritten Postscript, 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence

Airmail Envelope from T/6 Ross Moon (11th Airborne Division, APO 468, Occupied Japan) to Miss Marianne Sammiet, September 1946

Airmail Envelope from T/6 Ross Moon (11th Airborne Division, APO 468, Occupied Japan) to Miss Marianne Sammiet, September 1946

Handwritten Letter to 'Marianne' from Occupied Japan, Dated September 20, 1946 (Moon Sammiet Collection)

Handwritten Letter to 'Marianne' from Occupied Japan, Dated September 20, 1946 (Moon Sammiet Collection)

Handwritten Wartime Letter, Closing Page, Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Wartime Letter, Closing Page, Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Airmail Envelope from Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Miss Marainne Sammet

Airmail Envelope from Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Miss Marainne Sammet

Typewritten Personal Letter, Dated '25 Nov,' from the Moon/Sammiet Wartime Correspondence Collection

Typewritten Personal Letter, Dated '25 Nov,' from the Moon/Sammiet Wartime Correspondence Collection

Air Mail Envelope from Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Marianne Sammet, December 1946

Air Mail Envelope from Pfc Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Marianne Sammet, December 1946

Personal Letter, 18 December 1946 - 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Personal Letter, 18 December 1946 - 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon (APO 21356) to Miss Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California, December 1946

Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon (APO 21356) to Miss Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California, December 1946

Personal Letter to 'Marianne,' Aboard Ship En Route to Korea, December 30

Personal Letter to 'Marianne,' Aboard Ship En Route to Korea, December 30

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