Post Card, D Battery, 136th AAA Gn Bn
Pvt John W. Morrow
Original WWII Army Post Card dated December 12, 1943. The Post Card was sent by Pvt. John W. Morrow to Mr. D.A. Morrow, 711 Willington, Chicago, Illinois. The address the Post Card was sent from is Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, which was the training center for the 136th AAA Gn Bn on this date.
During World War II, Camp Edwards in Bourne, Massachusetts, served as a major U.S. Army training base (1941–1945), focusing on artillery, anti-aircraft (AA) training, and infantry training. It was a key site for pre-deployment training.
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Pvt John W. Morrow
Master Sergeant
John W. Morrow
Pvt John W. Morrow
D Battery - 136th AAA Battalion
John Walter Morrow was born on June 21, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois.
John W. 'Jack' Morrow entered the service on November 30, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. He received part of his basic training as a member of D Battery, 136th AAA at the Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. In December 1943 he was transferred to Keesler Field, Mississippi for further basic and technical training with the USAAF. He spent further time at other training centers such as Bradley Field, Connecticut and Fort Dix, New Jersey before going overseas with the 40th Mobile Communications Squadron. He spent time attached to Hq 1st Army before being send to the A-44 airstrip near Le Mans in October 1944.
In short, he took a different path as his buddies in the 136th AAA Gun Battalion who ended up serving in Operation Antwerp X.
John W. Morrow married Martha Neuman (1920-2008) on September 1, 1956. He died on October 31, 1995.