May 25, 1942 All Out For Defense Patriotic Cover Includes Letter to Mom & Dad


(includes long letter to Mom & Dad)

May 25, 1942: US Army opens Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, CA, to process soldiers heading to the Pacific.

Andrew Higgins’s landing craft competes with Navy landing craft at Norfolk, VA; the Higgins boat defeats Navy boat in all categories and will be produced as the LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle or Personnel).



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