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WWII letter Dr, Major 76th Gen Hospital treated Holocaust victims, " Uniform "
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Description
WWII original five page letter written by Doctor Major J. Warren Hundley to his wife Oct. 20, 1944 from Belgium of the 76th General Hospital.The letter is censored
by Major J. Warren Hundley.
Doctor
Major J. Warren Hundley
at the end of the war I believe was in-charge of the entire 76th General Hospital.
The letters come with seven small to large copies of Major Hundley, his uniform and the 76th General Hospital. These are newly printed photos and copies. I do not have his uniform it was sold a long time ago, but I include the copies of his uniform for historical context.
Also included in the group is a
Facsimile
of a letter he sent to his wife dated April 23, 1945, and some corresponding dated Stars and Stripes newspaper articles
(also Facsimiles).
In the letter he writes about the Holocaust,
Eisenhower and
the liberation of the camps. In this Facsimile letter he writes this:
“These are cold facts and not propaganda. I've talked to many of the ones who survived and they verify it all. This is the kind of enemy were up against and who MUST be dealt with accordingly. I'm delighted that gen. Eisenhower has requested the delegation of Congressmen & publishers to come over and see for themselves, and only hope they return in time to report to the Conference …”
About
Major J. Warren Hundley.
I have just started to research Major Hundley so I don't have a lot of details about him but the 76th General Hospital was a major hospital at the time and Dr.
Hundley,
was there during the discovery and liberation of the German prison camps. Also he was also there
Jan. 8th 1945, when a V-1 ‘buzz bomb’ struck the hospital, killing 24 patients and staff, injuring another 20, and causing heavy damage to installations and equipment,
Liège, Belgium.
Where is the value in this letter grouping and why the Facsimiles?
When you buy a WWII letter of this type you are not just purchasing a common artifact of WWII, this letter
is unique and an investment on two levels:
First, it preserves history that will be of value to future generations.
Second, it will go up in value as years go by.
In this grouping I provide a number of facsimiles that give additional eyewitness evidence to the
Holocaust and the
importance of this Doctor who wrote the letter and his individual contribution in defeating the
Third Reich
during World War II.
The facsimiles also add value, they may very well be more significant than the letter itself because what the facsimiles do is tell a deeper contextual story about
Major Hundley
who worked
to save lives and liberating Europe from the
Third Reich.
I believe it is the story or narrative that is the most significant aspect of this WWII letter artifact that you are purchasing.
Condition: letter in good original condition, see photos for content.
About the seller:
I have been buying and selling Americana, rare books & documents, since the early 1970’s.
I have sold large collections and important individual items to some of the largest
libraries, Auction Houses, Rare book rooms, Universities and Museum in the US.
I have published unique Americana works which are in University and private libraries throughout the world.
Some of the proceeds from my sales go to
support WW2
Primary Source Material for class rooms at High Schools in my area
. (If you are a teacher and are interested in
WW2
Primary Source Material for your class room please email me.)
My main goal is by selling WW2 and other historical Primary Source material; I can distribute letters, documents and items around the world that tell the true story of the courage, bravery and sacrifice, made by millions of Americans and the Allied Forces during the war.
When you by a Primary Source letter or document to add to you collection you are doing what Thomas Jefferson did hundreds of years ago (Jefferson sold his library to the USA to create The Library of Congress) in preserving American history, which will be handed down to generation of future American and the World.
When you buy from me you have my guarantee that what you are buying is authentic.
Email me if you have questions.
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I have a 100% rating and have sold many rare and important document, letters and items on Ebay so you know you will receive this original item.
See photos for condition.
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