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Spalsbury: #115 Letters Home May 15, 1945Entry/Object ID
2021.2.359A-CScope and Content
Letter written by Lt. Col. W W Smith, Jr. of the 216th Armd. Engr. Bn., APO 412, c/o Postmaster NY to Robert's mother, Mrs. George C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh St., Saint Joseph, MO, postmarked May 15, 1945, 11 PM, U.S. Army Postal Service. The envelope is embossed with 6 cents Air Mail postage seal. The bottom left corner of the envelope contains the signature: WW Smith Jr.Context
Czechoslovakia
14 May 45
Mrs. George C. Spalsbury
806 South Eleventh St.
St. Joseph, Missouri
Dear Mrs. Spalsbury
Your letter of April 25th has just been received.
On 23 April your son was transferred to the 179th General Hospital APO 562, c/o Postmaster, N.Y.
We have not heard from him since that time. As to the reason for his admission to the hospital, he was at that time suffering from the equivalent of Battle fatigue, but in excellent physical health.
I can give you no further information, but feel sure your son is being well cared for. His service with us was at all times excellent and marked by great effort, his company mates were very sorry to see him go.
We all wish for your son a speedy recovery, and sincerely hope that by now you have been in touch with him.
Yours truly,
WW Smith
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Letter written by Lt. Col. W W Smith, Jr. of the 216th Armd. Engr. Bn., APO 412, c/o Postmaster NY to Robert's mother, Mrs. George C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh St., Saint Joseph, MO, postmarked May 15, 1945, 11 PM, U.S. Army Postal Service. The envelope is embossed with 6 cents Air Mail postage seal. The bottom left corner of the envelope contains the signature: WW Smith Jr.Description
This letter is the second to last letter of the collection and the only one not written by Robert himself. Almost four months has passed between Robert's final letter home from Camp Chaffee, Arkansas to this one mailed from a 216th Armored Engineering Battalion commanding officer in Czechoslovakia.Condition
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Robert C. Spalsbury
