The Snapshots in Time Collection
WWII-Era Mailed Envelope, PFC Ross Moon (11th Airborne Division) to Miss Marianne Sammiet, March 1946
This handwritten envelope, postmarked March 27, 1946, was sent by Private First Class Ross Moon of Headquarters Company, 11th Airborne Division, using Army Post Office 468, to Miss Marianne Sammiet of Richmond, California. Personal correspondence like this offered soldiers a vital connection to home during and immediately after World War II, and collections such as this one preserve the everyday voices and relationships behind the broader historical record of American airborne forces. Project: 218346