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WWII Veteran’s Postcard Is Finally Delivered to His Family 77 Years Later: 'It's a Crazy Story' People 2/23/2021 © Provided by People SWNS In 1943, 18-year-old Bill Caldwell wrote a postcard to his uncle Fred in Liverpool describing his first week in England's Royal Navy during World War II. "Post [this] early in the day," he told the Royal Mail, according to the BBC. The postcard was finally delivered to Caldwell's family home 77 years later. Both Caldwell and his uncle have died, but a distant relative, Jack Elomaa, lives at the address and alerted Caldwell's six children to the pos...

Postcard from D-Day hero finally gets delivered after 78 years Both the sender and the intended recipient are now dead, but a family member still lives at the house it was sent to The front of the postcard sent by Bill Caldwell (Image: SWNS.com) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexpl...

A LOST postcard sent in 1943 during the Second World War from D-Day hero has finally been delivered almost 77 years late.

Wartime postcard delivered 77 years and seven months late The sender posted the missive home in 1943 after his first week of training with the Royal Navy The postcard that was delivered more than 77 years late Credit: Jason Roberts  Delays in the postal service have the potential to reap all kinds of havoc, from missed appointments to resentment over forgotten birthdays. But for the wartime postcard that finally arrived in Liverpool last week, the 77-year-and-seven-month delay on its delivery might have actually averted a family row. William Myler Caldwell, who was known as Bill, sent the...

The card was mailed by Bill Caldwell, then 18, who was deployed on a minesweeping ship for the famous operation.