Monday, May 7, 2012

Greetings from Canton, Illinois

Canton, Illinois LL

Postmarked 7 May 1945
Camp Ellis, Illinois

Postcard Caption:
Greetings from Canton, Illinois
Postcard Message:
Helloa Yolanda: / I'm feeling fine and hope your [sic] the same. I'm sorry I did not drop you a card sooner, cause I didn't know your address until now. I want to thank you for everything you did for me and I hope your son is feeling fine. / Your Friend / Pat
Camp Ellis was a training facility that operated between 1942 and 1944, and, according to the InterWeb, it also housed German prisoners-of-war.

Camp Ellis Brochure 

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