V-Mail

These are two sketches from V-mails sent by T/5 Robert W. Albro while at Anzio in February 1944. Some of the most intense fighting was in February, and no place on the beachhead was out of range of German shells. Corporal Albro apparently had an excellent sense of humor, especially considering the circumstances.

V-Mail letters were written by soldiers, censored and copied to microfilm. The film was then sent to the states, enlarged, and forwarded to the recipient. The process saved much shipping space as compared to paper letters. An example of the reprinted letter is below. They were reprinted at 60% of the original size and measure approximately 4" by 5 1/2".