Venoy Reed to Mrs. F. E. Hope, June 7, 1944

Venoy Reed to Mrs. F. E. Hope, June 7, 1944

Hope, F. E.

Letters

Reed, Robert Venoy, 1915-1984

World War, 1939-1945

In this letter of June 7, 1944 Robert Venoy Reed (1915-1984) writes a short letter to F. E. Hope thanking her for the birthday card she sent. Venoy Reed entered the United States Army October, 1942 during World War II. He became a medic and landed in Normandy, France at the Omaha beachhead on June 16th, 1944 ten days after D-Day. Captured by German forces, Reed was a prisoner of war from January 19, 1945 to April 29, 1945. He returned to Jackson County, North Carolina and married Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hope (1920-2016) on June 2, 1946.

Reed, Robert Venoy, 1915-1984

Venoy and Elizabeth Reed Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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2016-09-10

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World War II in Southern Appalachia