The collection includes letters written by Sergeant Herbert Ambrose while he worked in the 506 United States Army Infantry Postal Unit during World War II. Most of the letters are written by Ambrose to his parents about his daily life from various locations throughout the war including Boston, Scotland, Southern England, France, and Germany.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
Open to researchers without restrictions.
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Gift of Matthew Whitlock, Department of History
Acc. 2018.018 was received by Special Collections and University Archives by the donor on 8/24/2018.
Walter C. Ansel Papers (MG 29); Howard Bertram Aison Papers (MG 61). Other collections related to armed conflicts can be found on the Special Collections and University Archives research guide at
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The collection was processed by Kayne Bartholomew, Special Collections and University Archives Student Assistant, in August-September 2018.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Letters, 1942 March, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Letters, 1942 April, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Letters, 1942 May, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Letters, 1942 June, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Letters, 1942 July, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Letters, 1942 August, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Letters, 1942 September, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Letters, 1942 October, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Letters, 1942 November, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Letters, 1942 December, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Letters, 1943 January, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Letters, 1943 February, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Letters, 1943 March, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Letters April, Letters, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Letters, 1943 May, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Letters, 1943 June, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Letters, 1943 July, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Letters, 1943 August, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Letters, 1943 September, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Letters, 1943 October, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Letters, 1943 November, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Letters, 1943 December, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Letters, 1944 January, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, Letters, 1944 February, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, Letters, 1944 March, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Letters, 1944 April, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 13, Letters, 1944 May, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 14, Letters, 1944 June, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 15, Letters, 1944 July, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Letters, 1944 August, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Letters, 1944 September, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Letters, 1944 October, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, Letters, 1944 November, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, Letters, 1944 December, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Letters, 1945 January, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Letters, 1945 February, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Letters, 1945 March, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Letters, 1945 April, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 10, Letters, 1945 May, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Letters, 1945 June, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 12, Letters, 1945 July, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 13, Letters, 1945 August, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 14, Letters, 1945 September, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 15, Letters, 1945 October, Herbert Ambrose Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.