Time for another three-part collection, though I don't think I'm going to put them up in a row, so click on The Vogel Collection in labels to bring all three up.
So, all three of these postcards were mailed during World War 2 and all three were hand-franked. Basically, during the war, U.S. military members could use the mail for free. All they had to do was write free where the stamp should be and off it went. This card was mailed by "Pvt. Roy Vogel, 346th Air Base Sgdn., Municipal Air Port, Memphis, Tenn." It was mailed to "Miss Dorothy Vogel, Artesia, New Mexico, Box 632." And the message, "Dear Dorothy, I received your letter this morn. Was glad to hear from you. I had some pictures made the other day. I will send one in a few days. I feel well at present. Hope I can continue feeling that way. Your cousin, Roy."
So, presumably, Roy Vogel was in the Army Air Corp. (There was no separate Air Force during World War 2) As a private, he wasn't training as a pilot, co-pilot, or navigator. Perhaps he was training as a mechanic or as a gunner.
There is a readable postmark, "MEMPHIS, TENN. NOV 3 4 PM 1942, DE SOTO STA." The card's caption, "The Memphis Municipal Airport is one of the finest in America. Made by Curteich, Chicago.
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