Robert Wieck

World War II Letters Home from the American Red Cross Robert Wieck

The 6th Convalescent Hospital followed the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy and then accompanied General Patton's 3rd Army during its drive into the heart of Nazi Germany. "World War II Letters Home From the American Red Cross" is a compilation of letters written in narrative format describing the experiences of a Red Cross worker attached to the 6th Convalescent Hospital from February 1944 to October 1945. The letters and photographs in this book depict personal interactions with patients, doctors and soldiers as well as a first hand account of events that took place in Europe during World War II.