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WWII Dr. Major, V-Mail letter, 76th Gen. Hospital. He treated Holocaust victims

$ 10.03

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Good condition
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Featured Refinements: WWII Letter Lot
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)

    Description

    WWII original V-Mail letter written by Doctor Lt. Col. J. Warren Hundley to his wife April 6, 1945 from Belgium of the 76th General Hospital. The V-Mail is censored
    Lt. Col. J. Warren Hundley.
    Doctor
    Lt. Col. J. Warren Hundley
    became a Major at the end of the war and I believe was in-charge of the entire 76th General Hospital.
    The letters come with two small photos of the Major and the
    76th General Hospital
    .
    These are newly printed photos.
    Also included in the group is a
    Facsimile
    of a letter he sent to his wife dated April 23
    rd
    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 an all tent hospital and was a major hospital at the time. Dr.
    Hundley
    was at the hospital during the discovery and liberation of the German prison camps. Also he 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 the 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 this
    Doctor
    who worked
    in liberating the world from the
    Third Reich.
    I believe it is the story or narrative that is the most significant aspect of these artifacts that you are purchasing.
    Condition: letters 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.
    Bidding conditions and mailing below:
    I ship Priority Mail US Post Service, three day delivery.  The reason why I ship this way is virtually all of the items I sell are one of a kind and even though an item may not have a high selling price it is sometime priceless to the buyer. Also
    Priority Mail US Post Service is insured and is tracked to insure delivery.
    US buyers only. (I do make some exceptions for foreign buyers but you need to email me to get approval for bidding.
    You must have bought over 25 items on eBay, Paypal preferred and you must have a good rating in order to buy this item/items.
    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.
    Email me if you have any questions.