Venoy Reed to Elizabeth Hope, May 4, 1945

Venoy Reed to Elizabeth Hope, May 4, 1945

Letters

Prisoners of war

Reed, Elizabeth Hope, 1920-2016

Reed, Robert Venoy, 1915-1984

Soldiers

Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence

World War, 1939-1945

This letter of May 5, 1945 was written by Robert Venoy Reed (1915-1984) to Elizabeth Hope about a week after being released as prisoner of war. 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

1945-05-04;

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2016-09-10

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2 pages(pages)

4" x 4.75"(dimension)

5.25" x 4.25"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia