Tanks - Camp Le Jeune - New River, NORTH CAROLINA - 1943 - FREE WWII MAIL - $9 - (New York, NY)

Tanks - Camp Le Jeune - New River, NORTH CAROLINA - 1943: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile (640 km2) United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The base's 14 miles (23 km) of beaches make it a major area for amphibious assault training, and its location between two deep-water ports (Wilmington and Morehead City) allows for fast deployments. The main base is supplemented by six satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, Courthouse Bay, Camp Johnson, and the latest addition to the facility, the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. The Linen Era postcard, mailed free military mail during World War II, shows tank operations. The card is in good condition. Genuine Curteich "CT Art Colortone" No. 2B-H1348. Service News Co., Wilmington, NC.

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