Edward J. Baptista was from E. Boston MA and served in the US Army Air Corp. He enlisted in January 1941, and was sent to the Philippines, arriving just weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Two days after Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippines, and Cpl Baptista found himself captured and on the Bataan death march. Cpl Baptista died July of 1942, at the age of 20. Please hear his story and his letters home while he was stationed in the US. If you know of the Baptista family, or his sister's family the MacRae's, please contact me - we need this heroes letters returned home.
During WW2 men and women were deployed throughout Europe and the Pacific and their only means to communicate home was through letters, handwritten notes to assure those at home they were alright and waiting for letters from their loved ones to provide semblance of support and normalcy. Over the years I have collected letters with the intention of returning to family - but first I’d like to share who these men were, where were they from and the context of where the soldiers were and what role they played in the War.
Please sit back and get to know these members of the greatest generation. It is my hope that All letters in these podcasts will return to family. If you recognize the soldiers or families, please reach out to me at and help me get the letters home