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[Partial letter from Adjutant General's Office, U.S. War Department, to Mrs. Drew, November 21, 1918]
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]
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.

[Charles W. Drew]
Photographic portrait of Charles W. Drew, used for his American Expeditionary Forces identification card, circa 1917.

[Identification card issued to Lieutenant Charles W. Drew by American Expeditionary Forces, circa 1917]
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.

[Military record for Charles W. Drew, October 1, 1919]
Military record for Charles W. Drew, October 1, 1919. Details record of service and ranks. Five typed pages.

[Distinguished Service Cross citation issued to Charles W. Drew, October 18, 1918]
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]
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.

[Honorable discharge certificate issued to Charles W. Drew, October 31, 1919]
Honorable discharge certificate issued to Charles W. Drew, October 31, 1919. Includes military record on verso.

[Honorable discharge certificate issued to Charles W. Drew, August 14, 1917]
Honorable discharge certificate issued to Charles W. Drew, August 14, 1917. Includes enlistment record on verso.

Y.M.C.A. Men in Flivver Rescue Phila. Hero Flyer [Clipping from The North American (Philadelphia), January 16, 1919]
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,…
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