Post by connie on Oct 1, 2015 0:20:35 GMT -5
Do you have information someone else could use?
It can sometimes be found hidden in simple places.
In a discussion on "Envelope History" under the research section 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/3752/thread
there are tips for finding useful information in your own search just by studying an envelope sent home.
But one note here may offer something useful to others. It has to do with the censor's signature.
An envelope found on the web was used as an example.
If your relative was an officer it is likely his own self-censoring signature appears on the lower left side of the envelope. This will help no one else. But if your relative was an enlisted man you will find the censoring officer's signature on the envelope along with a censor's stamp. If you share that on this thread, I'll place a link on the Site Soldier Index. Someone may find a relative's signature this way. If they didn't know which unit their officer was in, this could yield clues.
In the example above you'll find the name of Lt. J.W. Washington censoring the letter of a man in HQ Company of the 106th Infantry Division. More on Lt. Washington can be found here: 106thdivision.proboards.com/thread/989/washington-james-div-hq
It can sometimes be found hidden in simple places.
In a discussion on "Envelope History" under the research section 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/3752/thread
there are tips for finding useful information in your own search just by studying an envelope sent home.
But one note here may offer something useful to others. It has to do with the censor's signature.
An envelope found on the web was used as an example.
If your relative was an officer it is likely his own self-censoring signature appears on the lower left side of the envelope. This will help no one else. But if your relative was an enlisted man you will find the censoring officer's signature on the envelope along with a censor's stamp. If you share that on this thread, I'll place a link on the Site Soldier Index. Someone may find a relative's signature this way. If they didn't know which unit their officer was in, this could yield clues.
In the example above you'll find the name of Lt. J.W. Washington censoring the letter of a man in HQ Company of the 106th Infantry Division. More on Lt. Washington can be found here: 106thdivision.proboards.com/thread/989/washington-james-div-hq