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Judith Jones 1943-1945 Events that may affect my George 1943 · Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat. · Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched. · Italy surrenders, but Germany takes over the battle. · British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma. 1944 · Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino. · Soviet offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe. · D Day: The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August. · Guam liberated by the US Okinawa, and Iwo Jima bombed. 1945 · Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops. · Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders on 7 May. · Truman becomes President of the US on Roosevelt's death, and Attlee replaces Churchill. · After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders on 14 August. My dear George, April 1943, 4 months before his departure to London. My dear George, waiting at the train station in Chicago for is first departure to London. June 1943 30 June, 1943 My dear George, How is everything in London? What an exciting place, London. Of course with the German bombings that could happen any moment, I can imagine it a very terrifying place. I keep wishing you home every moment of every day. How is your foot healing my darling? I hope your injury is a quick recovery, so to have you out of that horrible hospital. Didn’t I mention to you to curb your drinking? You never know when to stop with your drinking beer. You and I both know how you get. No need to fret my love, we will get rid of that atrocious habit of yours. I went to the Brookfield Zoo last Thursday. What a treat it was to see all those exotic animals. I’m afraid I have no more news to share with you. That is all for now. I am eagerly awaiting your next letter. How I lover hearing from my dear George. I hope you receive this letter and it will arrive at the new address you have given me. I love you with all my heart, my treasure. All my love, Judith My second letter from dear George. August 11, 1943 Some news clippings I found and decided to keep. Just one more way of staying informed for George. 1944 Another lovely letter from George. June 26, 1945 1 July, 1945 My dear George, I am well, just missing you terribly. I am very glad you would like to come home to me. I have been wanting you safe at home ever since you left Chicago. Talking of our home here in the U.S.A., I’m and sorry, makes you homesick. My dear George, you are always so optimistic. I would never have thought being homesick would appeal to anyone. Being able to have a new school experience must be exciting. What a privilege. Now that you have told me of Rainbow Island, I must go see it, no matter how much sense it makes. I will imagine you sitting in the seat beside mine. I love you so very much and will be waiting for that wonderful moment when I can open another one of your lovely letters. Take care my love, be safe. I miss you more and more each dying day. All my love, Judith German bombing in London. 1944 1945 Bombing. Danger for George in London. More bombing in London 1944 George and some of his companions in London. 1944 1945 George and me and our two children Wendy and John. George and me on the day he came home from London. Works Cited Page •http://letter.ie/0014/ •http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/nave-html/y57/Duncan57.html •http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/newspaper.html •http://www.usd230.k12.ks.us/PICTT/publications/cartoons/cartoons.html •http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_uniforms_in_World_ War_II •http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II #The_British_later_in_the_war •http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_World_War_II#Border_revision s_and_population_transfers