Another hand franked postcard from "Pvt. Roy R. Vogel, 346th Air Base Sgdn., Municipal Air Port , Memphis, Tenn, Barrack 411 S." Well, now we know Roy's middle initial and his barracks assignment. Once again it's mailed to "Miss Dorothy Vogel, Artesia, New Mex, Box #632." Spelled out a bit differently, but the same recipient. And the message, "Dear Dot, I received a letter from you and one from Jane a week or so ago so will send this on to both of you as I have so much waiting to do. The pictures are just like the animals in the zoo. It is the second largest in the world. I am feeling all all right. I will be closing for today. Your cousin Roy." Well, not too detailed, and I have my doubts that the Memphis Zoo was the second largest in the world, but how much can you get on a postcard, and how much honesty can you expect from a young private who was probably away from home for the first time in his life.
The postmark is "MEMPHIS TENN, DEC 3, 8 PM DE SOTO STA. 1" The caption, "Scenes from the Memphis Zoo, one of the finest in the world." Click on The Vogel Collection in labels to bring up the rest.
