Mail service speeded in Normandy
Despite anticipated transport difficulties, mail is now moving from the Normandy front on a basis comparable with the movement between other overseas combat areas and the United States, it has been announced by the War Department.
The War Department declared that:
Certain temporary dislocations in the Army Postal Service were caused as a result of the European invasion.
Notwithstanding these dislocations, mail began moving between England and the beachheads in France within a short time following the initial landings, and the volume has increased steadily since that time.
The War Department also pointed out that the intervals between the receipt of letters from personnel on the invasion front may still be longer than normally would be the case. Facilities and time for writing are limited and transportation is difficult. Those anxious to get mail to relatives and friends on that front, or to receive word from them may be assured, however, that the Army Postal Service is making every effort to overcome operational difficulties and to move mails in both directions with utmost speed.