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Title: Passed Military Censor S.W.P.A. (USA WW2)
Post by: Peter Gassmann on March 11, 2021, 07:10:50 PM

Hello All

could anyone help with this US military censor mark?

(reverse side of cover is empty)

best wishes, Peter

Title: Re: Passed Military Censor S.W.P.A. (USA WW2)
Post by: Peter Harvey on March 11, 2021, 08:08:25 PM

Hi Peter,

SWPA - South Western Pacific Area I think.

Peter Harvey

Title: Re: Passed Military Censor S.W.P.A. (USA WW2)
Post by: Michael Dobbs on March 11, 2021, 09:32:32 PM

Peter H.

You were nearly correct - South West Pacific Area - it was an Allied command (largely American)
see Wikipedia entry - [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area_(command)]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area_(command)[/url]

Mike :)

Title: Re: Passed Military Censor S.W.P.A. (USA WW2)
Post by: Peter Gassmann on March 13, 2021, 11:01:51 AM

thank you both very much!

best regards, Peter

Title: Re: Passed Military Censor S.W.P.A. (USA WW2)
Post by: Ross Debenham on March 14, 2021, 04:44:47 AM

I always the South West Pacific Area Command covered the allied troops under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur as opposed to the naval and marine forces further east.

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