07-17-2006, 10:10 AM
My Aunt showed me some V-Mail from my uncle before he was captured at Salerno. One was dated July 1942 and one June 1943. After comparing dates to his enlistment dates, I concluded the June 1942 was in error and it should have been June 1943.
Question: When did the US began to use V-Mail?
Also, I would like to know any details of how this process worked. I know it was photographed but why was this more cost effective?
If his email was dated June 1943, the 36th Division was probably in N. Africa by then. I'll have to do more research on this. If so, then I guess V-Mail was used in N. Africa. Correct?
Also, please use this thread to post some examples of V-Mail.
Steve