Climbing My Family Tree » Letters http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com One Branch at a Time Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Treasure Chest Thursday: WWII Letter http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/2010/10/21/treasure-chest-thursday-wwii-letter/ http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/2010/10/21/treasure-chest-thursday-wwii-letter/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:59:02 +0000 Jenn http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/?p=720 This is the letter that my great-grandparents received when my grandfather, Alphonso James Thornton, Jr. was wounded in action on the USS Cabot. His ship was hit by a kamikaze and he received shrapnel wounds.

I can’t even begin to imagine how scary that must have been to get this letter. I have a husband in the Army, so I can sympathize.

I am just thankful that he was only wounded, or I wouldn’t be here today!!

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