Postcard History

October 24, 2026

Tag: S.S. Athenia

  • S. S. Athenia:the first victim of war

    S. S. Athenia:
    the first victim of war

    Ray Hahn

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    Sadness touched Fredericksburg, Virginia, earlier than most communities at the start of World War II–two years before the USA was officially involved in the war. It was a fact starkly driven home to me when I stumbled upon the memorial stone to Robert Shenton Harris in the City Cemetery. Robert Shenton Harris, whose father Robert…

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
October 24, 2021 6 Comments
Eighty years ago, last month, in Junction City, Kansas, U.S. Army Private Thomas P. Fazio mailed this Curt Teich linen postcard to his friend in Georgetown, Illinois. His message was heart-felt and amusing:

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