A Rare Unused First Special Service Force "Black Devils" V-Mail Letter 1944 Auction Desbiens was killed in action

Desbiens was killed in action July 28th 1944 during the allies drive towards Caen

He later achieved the ranks of Ordinary Telegraphist (August 8

marked on reverse "C

The Infantry gave me the direction in which they had gone

A Rare Unused First Special Service Force "Black Devils" V-Mail Letter 1944 Auction Desbiens was killed in actionInside panel printed in red and black inks, illustrating a map of south east France and western Italy, various place names on the map with illustrations of Black Devils attacking those areas, cartooned Germans along with other representations adjoining the place names, lower left of the map with a Black Devil peering in from the left margin with the unit's insignia to the right, inscribed "Black Devils" above and "First Special Service Force" below