Hellertown & Lower Saucon V-Mail archives

 

V-Mail from:

Saucon Valley Defenders Committee,
Hellertown PA,
December 7, 1942

 

One year after Pearl Harbor, the Saucon Valley Defenders Committee wrote using V-Mail (Victory Mail) to all the Saucon Valley inducted Service People.

This V-Mail was signed by Christopher Heller (explained by the Committee in the letter why they are signing and using Christopher Hellers’ name).

Most of those in the service from Saucon Valley lived for the distribution of mail - or “mail call.” Mail calls were either a regular or rare treat depending on where one was stationed.

Mail call was often the only thing to look forward to, but it could be a bitter disappointment if the mailbags were emptied - and your name wasn’t called.

Our Saucon Defenders sent over 80 Victory Mails to our Saucon Valley enlisted worldwide.

Look at this December 7th, 1942 to uncover the happenings at home and more sent out to our troops!

**Don’t forget you can view all 80 V-Mails on this blog site by clicking on the left side of the blog photo “Reach your Boy Oversees by Mail.”

Have you saved items from this era you want to share? Please do so on this blog. The more information we gather on Saucon Valley’s Greatest Generation, the better!

Ken Bloss & Dan Ruth