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244658 Sgt. Chester Edward Wood United States Army from:Florida Chester Wood was my uncle, married to my mother's sister. I have in my possession letters written by Chet to my aunt Lorraine prior to their marriage. They met while he was at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. They had intended to marry but decided to wait until the war was over and he was home again. The letters I have span from July, 1943 until January, 1944. There may have been some that were lost during that time, but many still remain. Contained therein is the postcard dated January 9th from Stalag IVB that he wrote to my aunt. Also there are letters of her reply to him when she received word that he was alive and in the prison camp. In one of them he talks of the Seigfried Line and I am not sure if this is the area in which he was when he was captured. A friend of his by the name of John Tobias wrote to my aunt while Chet was still missing and told her they were in a little town and Chet had gone to look for a friend and never returned. I am not sure what the circumstances were when he was captured but in the letter, Toby said the sent out a search patrol to look for him and he was never found. They then assumed he was captured with some other men at that time. The date was December 18th, 1944. Chet was 6 feet tall and weighed 185 at the time of entry into the Army. At the time of his release from Stalag IVB he weighed 90 pounds. I wish that I had a picture of him and sadly I have been unable to find any. Chet died in May of 1978. My aunt and all three of their children have passed away and these letters were passed on to me by a friend of the family. I would hope that someone remembers him or that I may uncover a picture of him. Chet was born in Alabama and entered the service at Camp Blanding, Florida I believe. He lived in Green Cove Springs, Florida at the time of his death. Chet's written message Jan.9 1944 Cindy Nelson Add to this record.  Related Content: Stalag 4B Prisoner of War Camp Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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