Dad’s WWII Letters & Pictures
Explore the original letters and photographs, or follow the story of one soldier’s journey.
Story pages are in progress.
About
Near the end of his life, my father organized the papers he most wanted to leave behind. Among them were two folders labeled “Me and World War II” and “Me and the Holocaust.”
This site preserves the letters, photographs, and memories inside them.
Robert W. Tighe served in Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division—part of Patton’s drive across Europe. His letters trace one young soldier’s journey from wartime America to the liberation of Nazi camps and life in the Army of Occupation.
Explore the Archive or follow the story through the interactive Story chapters (in progress).