Captain John Ralph Loudon M.D. was stationed in the 116th Field Hospital in the Pacific during World War II. Over 1,000 letters, photographs and other documents have been saved from his time served. These are samples from those archives. New posts will be made frequently. This will be in chronologic order so you can follow along. Blog created by John Ralph Loudon's grandson and great-grandchildren Andy Sherrick, John Loudon Sherrick and Anne Sherrick from Springfield Illinois.
October 7, 1943 #1
Key Search Words: WW2 letters, Lincoln Nebraska, New Guinea, Florence, Bernice, Eunice Albers, Bud Wolf, Alice Weed, Maynard Hoffman, Jap Zero Hour broadcasts, Stuart, Elsie Frerichs, Florence Ramsey.
