World War II Artifact Images
Sent by Major Elward Cortez
by Patricia L. Cummings
On January 26, 2009, Major Elward Cortez sent us an e-mail with attached photos of items that had belonged to his grandfather who served at Sheppard Field, Texas. He included a photo of him, a pillow cover he had sent to his wife, the words to the poem thereon, a picture of the envelope in which his grandfather mailed the pillow cover, and the star banner she hung in the window.
This is the photo of Tech Corporal Elward J. Cortez, Sr., grandfather of Major Elward Cortez, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces at Sheppard Field, TX. His rank was still "Private" Elward J. Cortez, Sr. when he mailed the pillow to his wife during World War II.
"To My Wife" Pillow from World War II
Close-up of the words on the pillow
This is the envelope the pillow was mailed in, complete with an upside-down, three cent stamp!
Hmmmm ... This is contrary to my current advice!
The one blue star means that one member of the family was "in service" to the country, during World War II. This star banner was hung in the window, as was the custom, by Mrs. Rosalie Cortez.
Sweethearts Forever
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We always love to hear from readers and we appreciate the chance to share your beloved and treasured artifacts, here. Many thanks to Major Elward Cortez for sending these photos for the viewing pleasure of our readers.
Copyright 2009. All photos shown here were sent to us by Maj. Cortez. The recent ones are automatically copyrighted to him. Do not copy them to any other site, without expressed written permission from him. Thank you! Patricia and James Cummings, Quilter's Muse Publications, Concord, NH. Write to: pat@quiltersmuse.com.
Photo edits by Patricia Cummings.