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SYMHC Classics: 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Mail System in the Early Years of the War

More than seven thousand americans in the european theatre were named robert smith, having nothing to do with the cure. The directory services records included service members serial numbers to help keep them all straight. To try to reduce the volume of mail, the postmaster general ordered in 19 forty three that packages could only be sent to a p os in response to a soldier's specific request.

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