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

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.

Memorandum from Captain Charles J. Biddle, American Expeditionary Forces, to the Adjutant General of the Army, September 4, 1918. Recommends Charles W. Drew for the Distinguished Service Cross. One typed page.

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

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

Clipping of poem "The Linked Arms," circa 1918. Includes a photograph of serviceman Charles W. Drew on a ship.

Clipping, "With the Colors," from an unidentified source, circa 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew's military service and his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross.

Newspaper clipping, "45 U.S. Squadrons in France on Nov. 11," from an unidentified publication, circa December 1918. Reports on American Air Service operations in France.

Newspaper clipping, "64 On Heavy Honor Roll; 14 are Killed," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Philadelphia soldiers killed, wounded, or missing in action. Charles W. Drew is listed as missing.

Newspaper clipping, "Air Hero Talks to Students," from an unidentified publication, circa 1919. Reports on Lieutenant Charles W. Drew's visit to Northeast High School.