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I am not sure of the military group this soldier was with. On first glance, it looks like the 761st, but his pen could have dragged across the paper as he was writing the 161st. I am not sure. Can anybody help solve this mystery?
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The first numeral 7 not 1 matches the seven on the top of the message. A quick search came up with this.
https://www.jber.jb.mil/News/Articles/Article/1062835/the-end-of-an-era-761st-military-police-battalion-cases-colors/
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Bingo! Thanks for the link, Vinman. I appreciate it.
(For some reason, my searches were not coming up correctly.)
From the article link...
The 761st MP BN can trace its roots to the Alaska Territorial Guard, a military reserve force component of the U.S. Army that was organized in 1942 in response to attacks on American soil. The 761st MP BN was a constabulary unit stationed in the Territory of Alaska at Fort Richardson towards the end of World War II.
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Linus,
I understand about problems with searches. I think I was lucky with this. At first I thought it may have something to do with the "Colored Troops" that were sent to build the Alcan Highway. You can read more about them here. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/construction-alaska-highway-1942-role-race-far-north/
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Yes, that is exactly what I kept getting, the wrong 761st for this cover. Then I started second-guessing myself into thinking it might be the 161st instead.
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Here's some history you may also find interesting. During WWII the government took over Atlantic City, New Jersey's grand hotels to house troops in training for the war effort.
I love covers like this since they just ooze with history! I made sure to keep this one in my New Jersey cover collection.
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Today I will share with the club a cover I found many years ago in a small town antiques store in southern Iowa. The U. S. Army postmark is from APO 942 dated December 13, 1944. The cover is "FREE" franked from a soldier stationed in Anchorage, Alaska Territory, and contains a photo-style, Merry Christmas, Alaska totem pole card.
I am not sure of the military group this soldier was with. On first glance, it looks like the 761st, but his pen could have dragged across the paper as he was writing the 161st. I am not sure. Can anybody help solve this mystery?
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re: World War II Christmas Card From Alaska to Iowa
The first numeral 7 not 1 matches the seven on the top of the message. A quick search came up with this.
https://www.jber.jb.mil/News/Articles/Article/1062835/the-end-of-an-era-761st-military-police-battalion-cases-colors/
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re: World War II Christmas Card From Alaska to Iowa
Bingo! Thanks for the link, Vinman. I appreciate it.
(For some reason, my searches were not coming up correctly.)
From the article link...
The 761st MP BN can trace its roots to the Alaska Territorial Guard, a military reserve force component of the U.S. Army that was organized in 1942 in response to attacks on American soil. The 761st MP BN was a constabulary unit stationed in the Territory of Alaska at Fort Richardson towards the end of World War II.
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re: World War II Christmas Card From Alaska to Iowa
Linus,
I understand about problems with searches. I think I was lucky with this. At first I thought it may have something to do with the "Colored Troops" that were sent to build the Alcan Highway. You can read more about them here. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/construction-alaska-highway-1942-role-race-far-north/
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re: World War II Christmas Card From Alaska to Iowa
Yes, that is exactly what I kept getting, the wrong 761st for this cover. Then I started second-guessing myself into thinking it might be the 161st instead.
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re: World War II Christmas Card From Alaska to Iowa
Here's some history you may also find interesting. During WWII the government took over Atlantic City, New Jersey's grand hotels to house troops in training for the war effort.
I love covers like this since they just ooze with history! I made sure to keep this one in my New Jersey cover collection.
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