CAPE MAY AIRPORT — The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is asking for the public’s help to find letters written by soldiers in World War II to family, loved ones and friends.
“Letters between the writer and those on the home front were a lifeline during wartime,” said NASW Foundation Chairman Dr. Joe Salvatore. “Through letters, we can learn much about the intricacies of war, and the emotions, fears, and desires of soldiers away from home. Letters are primary sources by which we can peek into the private thoughts of those soldiers.”
The NASW Foundation plans to share the correspondence in a new exhibit room that will also feature other personal mementos from WWII soldiers. The space had previously held the museum’s library, but had been underutilized in recent years. Salvatore saw the need to refresh the room into something that would illustrate the personal stories of love, family, and friendships on the home front and overseas.
The new exhibit room is scheduled to be completed this spring.
For those wanting to contribute to the new exhibit, the aviation museum is accepting scanned copies of letters by email at aviationmuseum@comcast.net and original copies during regular office hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon. – Fri.
The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is located in Historic Hangar #1 at the Cape May Airport, New Jersey. Cape May Airport was formerly Naval Air Station Wildwood, which served as a World War II dive-bomber training center. The museum is dedicated to the 42 airmen who perished while training at Naval Air Station Wildwood between 1943 and 1945. For more information visit the Hangar’s website www.usnasw.org
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