The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Letter Page Describing Tent Quarters Construction, Margaroli Collection, WWII B-24 Belly Gunner Correspondence, 1944
In this 1944 letter, an American airman describes digging out and improving underground living quarters beneath his tent, complete with a hand-drawn diagram of the excavation. Personal letters like this offer an intimate look at the ingenuity and daily concerns of servicemen stationed far from home during World War II. Project: 218352