Pop's first overseas stop was in England, where his unit waited to be deployed on the continent.There was some time for catching the sights while they waited. The envelope that contained the postcards and itinerary for the Taxi sightseeing tour of London were received on January 29, 1945, so given the time to move the mail overseas and the fact that this stuff had to be mailed after the events, can lead us to think that the trip into London occurred in December, 1944.
Postcard of House of Parliment and Lambeth Bridge
Postcard of St. Paul's from Fleet Street
The envelope that carried the postcards and flyer home to Detroit.
Episcopal Church in Kirksby, England
February, 1945
System 9 Road March
February, 1945
Benny the Barber
February, 1945
American Red Cross Club
Liverpool, England
March, 1945
England was obviously a stopping off point, before the rest of the war occurred.
These pictures are fantastic! This is very cool. I especially like the stationary in the previous post with the cartoon soldier that says 'the army is making a man out of me!'
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