V Mails from Ciro J Pollacia
Ciro J. Pollacia served in the US Army during WWII. He was stationed in numerous locations including England and France. Below are links to actual V mails that were sent by Ciro to his father, Frank Pollacia during WWII.
(V-Mail) used during that time in history. The soldiers did
not have the benefit of e-mail, telephones, Internet, etc. that are used today.
The V mails were photographed onto reels of film
The reels were then shipped to the US, printed out on lightweight photo paper
and delivered to the addressee.
This saved considerable bulk and weight in a time when both were hard to manage.
The originals of these V mails from Ciro are on display at the
War Memorial Civic Center in DeRidder.
Submitted by Phil
Pollacia
Letter 1- Jan 10, 1944
Letter 2 - Mar 12, 1944
Letter 3 - Jul 1944