2024-07 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2024
Correspondence [WWII] Unusual War correspondence lot of 19 pieces between an Italian Prisoner of War, Cesario Espisito, who is being held at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, and his brother, Lorenzo Espisito, who is trying to contact him. The group consists of eight "PRISONER OF WAR" marked correspondence, with the U.S. Censored stamp. Written in Italian and untranscribed, Cesario relates his sad story to his sibling, who is an American citizen. Lorenzo's attempts to visit him consist of Western Union telegrams from the Red Cross as well as "Headquarters Army Service Forces" letterhead signed by Colonel Breese from the POW Division and Captain Boudreaux, the Intelligence Officer at the Headquarters of the Camp. Among the details noted in this correspondence are that "a number of our prisoners were transferred temporarily to Fort Benning" and that in the near future Cesario may be transferred from Camp Wheeler to an "unknown destination." Fascinating lot that highlights the poignant struggle of two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of World War II.
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