Partial letter from the Adjutant General's Office, U.S. War Department, to Mrs. Drew, November 21, 1918. Advises against sending any mail as prisoners of war are to be released following the armistice; explains how mail should be addressed in the…
Distinguished Service Cross certificate issued to Charles W. Drew, March 28, 1925. Awards Drew the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in Flirey, France on August 15, 1918.
Identification card issued to Lieutenant Charles W. Drew by the American Expeditionary Forces, circa 1917.Note: Outside cover has adhered to a newspaper clipping and a postcard.
Distinguished Service Cross citation issued to Charles W. Drew, October 18, 1918. Awards Drew the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in Flirey, France on August 15, 1918.
Certificate of Commission issued to First Lieutenant Charles W. Drew by the U.S. Army, January 18, 1918. Appoints Drew as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Officers' Reserve Corp.
Newspaper clipping, "Y.M.C.A. Men in Flivver Rescue Phila. Hero Flyer," from The North American (Philadelphia), January 16, 1919. Reports on Charles W. Drew's rescue by YMCA men while he was a prisoner of war in Metz (part of Germany during the war,…