"I'd rather be a private with a chicken on my knee than a colonel with an eagle on my shoulder." : Postcard 1945
- Published
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Access Online
- Summary
- Description: A beautiful woman sits on the lap of a happy soldier, while another soldier salutes an officer. "I'd rather be a private with a chicken on my knee than a colonel with an eagle on my shoulder." Sent from Pvt. Dave Zahler, Camp Pickett, Virginia, to Ruth Zonenshine, Brooklyn, New York. "Hello Ruth, How are you kid? Was very glad to see you when I was home. Send my best regards to your folks and girlfriends. Particularly both Anne Rogy [name may be incorrect] and Vivian. We had a blowout coming back on the [illegible]. We made it finally after a long tiring trip. I hope to come in again, maybe next Sunday. So long for now, Dave.".
- Other Subject(s)
- Original Version
- Reproduction of: "I'd rather be a private with a chicken on my knee than a colonel with an eagle on my shoulder." 7-Apr-45.
- Location of Originals
- The National WWII Museum
- Copyright Note
- Material sourced from The National WWII Museum
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