I have a great uncle that died in France (that's where he's buried) in 1944. I just received scans of A) his last letter to his brother in law with instructions to give it to his wife if he dies, B) the envelope that letter was in, and C) The postcard his wife received when he died.

This image is items B and C. The envelopes.

I'm trying to figure out where he might have traveled, whether he fought at D-Day, and what his last few months were like. He said he was

in 3 battles in which 4 attacks were made

and

I just came through a two day attack which ended yesterday so today was the 1st time in a week or more that I could write. Previous to the attack we marched about 15 miles 1 day and 25 the next, my feet or rather toes were worn enough to bleed and did.

In his last letter he believed it was Sunday, August 27th (which would be 1944), and the government postcard, stamped 10/23/1944 says he was KIA 9/13/1944.

This is what I found that happened on 9/13/44.

• 30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten
• Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen
• US 28th Infantry division opens assault on Siegfried line/Westwall

The image linked above has stamps, return addresses, etc. which should come in handy, but I don't know how to read them.

Thanks much!