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Friday, June 15, 2012

Today in World War II History


70 Years Ago—June 15, 1942: USS Copahee commissioned as first escort carrier, converted from merchant ship. US nationwide rubber scrap drive begins; will bring in 450,000 tons. US institutes V-Mail system to microfilm overseas mail and maximize shipping space.
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4 comments:

  1. Noelle the dreamerJune 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    There you go again...V-Mail stationery...microfilmed overseas mail...Will have to look into that too!
    Sarah, I am coming up with dozens of subjects your could write about it, many inspired by your own posts!
    Many Thanks for the (often stunning!) information!
    Blessings,

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  2. Sarah SundinJune 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Hi Noelle,

    I wrote a blog post on V-Mail for Valentine's Day.

    http://sarahsundin.blogspot.com/2012/02/love-letters-and-victory-mail.html

    The Smithsonian Postal Museum has a fabulous in-depth exhibition on V-Mail.http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/VictoryMail

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  3. Sarah SundinJune 16, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    Looks like the links don't work in the comment box. If you go to the sidebar of my blog, down near the bottom, there's a search box. Type in V-Mail, and there you go!

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  4. Noelle the dreamerJune 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    Will do and thank you very much!
    All the best,

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