Military Christmas Cards - All branches, all eras

[doyler]

The Black Devils Wish you Merry Christmas,Peace on Earth and Good will toward All

 

 

 

 

 

[yp221]

Mailed by a T/5 in Troop A, 106th Cavalry Sqdn, 106th Cavalry Group. Christmas 1944

[yp221]

Mailed by a Private in Troop B, 121st Cavalry Sqdn, 106th Cavalry Group. Christmas 1944.

[Salvage Sailor]

It's that time of year again.....

 

Troop B 5th Cavalry

Schofield Barracks, Territory of Hawaii 1910

 

 

 

Battery A, 8th Field Artillery Hawaiian Division

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Christmas, December 25th, 1937

 

Full color, nicely embossed Hawaii kingdom cover, American Eagle and the 48 states atop the Territorial COA with roster. Scenic photos on other pages, printed on heavy card stock.

 

 

Same Unit, next year

 

Battery A, 8th Field Artillery Hawaiian Division

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Christmas December 25th, 1938

 

 

 

Roster and DUI

I posted more items from this unit in the Thanksgiving topic

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/194732-military-thanksgiving-menus-and-cards/

 

 

 

Next year, same unit, different Battery

 

Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Hawaiian Division

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Christmas December 25th, 1939

 

What's nice about the 1939 Menus is that many units chose this cover with the Hawaiian Division DUI's.......

 

...and then added their yardlong and roster

 

Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Hawaiian Division

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Christmas December 25th, 1939

 

 

In 1940, Schofield Barracks changed to this Hula Girl motif and the photos of the unit portals in their respective quads

 

Company M, 19th Infantry Regiment

Hawaiian Division, Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Christmas December 25th, 1940

 

 

Their last pre-war peacetime Christmas

 

[Welshman]

[Salvage Sailor]

Very nice 1944 487th Port Battalion

[Welshman]

On 12/22/2013 at 1:11 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

Very nice 1944 487th Port Battalion

 

Thank you Salvage Sailor, I also like the one's you have posted, and the one's the other Forum Member's have posted.

 

It was in a book I was reading, I never knew the American's were stationed around where I live, till I read it, there are many who were kids then, who remember them, "gum chum", I also like the one's you have posted, and the one's the other Forum Member's have posted.

[manayunkman]

Season's Greetings.

 

P

 

 

From an old friend.

[USCapturephotos]

29th Division 1944

 

102nd Division.

 

9th Airforce

 

...and my favorite. 45th Division

[Thor996]

Fifth Amphibious Marines Sasebo Japan 1945

 

USS Tuscaloosa

 

USS Santa Fe

 

Aleutians

 

Destroyer Division 66

[kfields]

Heres the USS Wasp, undated.

 

 

 

98th Division in Japan, 1945.

 

80th Division, 1944...

He sent the card in October 1944, expressing his wish that the war would be over by Christmas 1944.

 

From a Navy man on occupation in Japan, 1945.

From the note he included, he was a member of the convoy transporting Japanese troops back from Truk to the home islands

[patches]

There was a standard Christmas card used for years in the late 60s? into the 80s from the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea, it had a Blue background with the silhouette of a GI at sling arms, hill or hill's in the background, and the silhouette of the 2nd Division patch in one corner, all in White, it said Christmas Greeting from the 2nd Infantry Divsion of something to that effect. I in fact recieved two of these, once my older sister's friend from the gang she hung out with at the candy store, sent one to our family, he went into the Army in early 1975, this being Christmas 1975, and to me personally from a guy I befriended at a bar after I got out of the Army and met in 1983, he went in the following year in 1984 sent this from Korea his first duty station, Christmas 1985, a popular PX purchase I would say.

 

Does anyone who was in the 2nd Division or in the Army back then remember these?

A BUMP for this question, any one from then remember this XMAS card???

[AAF_Collection]

I posted this in another thread, but it fits well here, Merry Christmas to all!.

Matt.

[USCapturephotos]

Awesome one Matt. I love it! Merry Christmas to you too.

Paul

[Terry K.]

Merry Christmas from boot camp, USCG Training Div. Pine Lake 1942

 

The man on the left is my brother-in-law, he is 90 this year.

[RustyCanteen]

Christmas 1970, South Vietnam

 

 

[Thor996]

NICE one rusty! thanks for sharing!

[Welshman]

Merry Christmas from boot camp, USCG Training Div. Pine Lake 1942

 

The man on the left is my brother-in-law, he is 90 this year.

Hi Terry K.,

 

Next time you see your brother-in-law a, wish him a Merry Christmas a Happy new Year, from the Rhondda Valley, South Wales.

 

David

[manayunkman]

Better late than never is this little Chinese made gem that was part of a US Marine grouping.

[KASTAUFFER]

POW Programs

 

Stalag Luft 3

[KevinS]

[I Hate Moths]

Army Air Base Newfoundland December 22, 1941

19th antisubmarine squadron.

 

[The_Brick]

4th Infantry Division Christmas Card from 1945

 

 

[jguy1986]

From a Sergeant in the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

 

 

Here's one from his cousin in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.

 

Front:

 

 

Interior:

 

[Ches-Gen-4]

A little late to the party but here is my submission. Col. F. J. Chesarek, Korea December 1954.