The following
letters and postcards are from my grandfather Kelly Dixon to members
of his family. They are presented in chronological order.
March 1944
3/29/44 -
Notice from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
3/29/44 - Postcard from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky - just after being drafted.
April 1944
4/7/44 - Letter noting
arrival at Adair New
4/8/44 - from Camp Adair. Describes train trip from Kentucky.
4/14/44 - from Camp
Adair New
4/16/44 - from Camp Adair
4/18/44 - from Camp Adair
4/22/44 - from Camp
Adair New
(allotment
form)
4/23/44 - from Camp
Adair New
May 1944
5/744
- From Camp Adair, Oregon - training.
July 1944
7/6/44 - Postcard - Change of Address from Adair to Leonard Wood.
7/744 - Letter from
Camp Adair New
August 1944
8/28/44 - Letter from Ft. Leonard Wood to my Uncle Ted.
January 1945
Jan 1945 - Change of
Address New
Jan 2, 45 - Camp Myles Standish
Jan 6, 45 - Last letter out of Camp Myles Standish
Jan 20, 45 - V-mail from CP2
Jan 26, 45 - V-mail from CP2
Jan 28, 45 - V-mail from CP2
February 1945
2/20/45 - Letter Written during battle of Forbach. Pages 1 and 2 missing.
2/20/45 - At the Front
2/27/45 - Letter from France to my dad. Included in this letter was a
postcard (front
and back). It's in German and how it was obtained is unknown. If
anyone can translate it I would be grateful.
March 1945
3/1/45 - At the front in France New
3/3/45 - At the front in France New
3/12/45 - At the front
in Germany New
3/18/45 - At the front in Germany New
(this letter was supposed to include a German cartoon - it was
missing but the translation to the cartoon is present.)
3/28/45 -
At the front in Germany
New
April 1945
4/4/45 - Mopping up
4/16/45 - Mopping
Up
4/19/45 - Letter to my grandfather's mom and family.
May 1945
5/3/45 -
Letter to my Uncle Ted
New
5/11/45 - End of the War
5/20/45 - Postcard to my dad. (Front
and back)
5/21/45 - Letter to my great-grandmother. Members of my grandfather's
squad are mentioned as are comments about Hitler's fate. Postcards
mentioned at end of letter are missing.
5/27/45 - Letter to my Uncle Ted. Postcards mentioned at end of letter are
missing.
June 1945
6/13/45 - Letter from Hattenheim,
Germany
New
July 1945
7/18/45 - being transferred to the 3rd ID. Letter contained a
flyer from SHAEF.
7/24/45 - Letter to my Great-grandmother
7/25/45 - Letter to my Great-grandmother
New
7/29/45 - Letter to my Great-grandmother
August 1945
8/17/45 - V-Mail to my Dad
September 1945
9/2/45 - hoping to come home
9/5/45 - Letter from Germany
October 1945
10/9/45 - Postcard to my Dad (Front
and back)
November 1945
11/10/45 -
Last Letter
Post Cards [1] [2]
- dates Unknown. Believed sent late 45 prior to shipment home.
