Special Mail System Set Up for Troops
The Army said Monday that it has set up a special mail address system to speed delivery of letters to GIs now operating in Saudi Arabia.
Mail for members of the seven Army units now in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Shield should be addressed with the following New York Army Postal Office numbers:
101st Airborne Division: APO New York 09309.
82nd Airborne Division: APO New York 09656.
24th Mechanized Infantry Division: APO New York 09315.
1st Corps Support Command Fort Bragg: APO New York 09657.
197th Infantry Brigade: APO New York 09315.
11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade: APO New York 09656.
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment: APO New York 09209.
Mail directed to soldiers’ home stations will be redirected to their Saudi location, the Army said.
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