Browse Items (76 total)
- Collection: Box: 1, Folder: 2-7 - Correspondence, 1917-1922
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 23, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 23, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1f3ac688eb133f8b09bcb6665e81fec9.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 23, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 23, 1918. Describes some of his current responsibilities, mentions interactions with Red Cross women, and other personal news. Six handwritten pages (enclosed with previous letter, dated June 30, 1918,…
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, marked received July 11, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, marked received July 11, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/971ab0ee9ebe8636ae396ef3e5c18e3a.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, marked received July 11, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, marked received July 11, 1918. Describes receiving his orders to the front and travel to his new station, and mentions an officer there is a former artist for "Life" magazine. Four handwritten pages.
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 30, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 30, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4656ad2bf368b0317afbbcef60302a9b.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 30, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, [July 30, 1918?]. Describes a motorcycle trip through French villages, the fine conditions of where he is quartered, and his plane, which he has named Betsy. Eight handwritten pages.
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 13, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 13, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/5dd26f80180103b51ca76e12ce6c75dc.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 13, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 13, [1918]. Details his experience of an air raid, encloses a piece of German bomb shrapnel, and discusses missing and delayed mail. Six handwritten pages and shrapnel wrapped in paper.
[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 20, 1918]
![[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 20, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9fae8a8d82e68a1d9010242c08d8697f.jpg "[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 20, 1918]")
Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 20, 1918. Reports that he has downed his first German plane.
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 22, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 22, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9bc6a7fe55d885afbb82151878139775.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 22, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 22, 1918. Describes shooting down his first enemy plane and another colleague's victory, mentions they are frequently bombed at night and that he and Bessie are not engaged because of the war. Eight…
[Partial letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 31, 1918]
![[Partial letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 31, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c1f8d76c3fddded14b3c4158aff84cbc.jpg "[Partial letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 31, 1918]")
Partial letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, August 31, 1918. Describes an encounter with an enemy plane and other personal news. Four handwritten pages.
[Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918]
![[Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/87126f155709cd36ff87ddad2335c6ee.jpg "[Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918]")
Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918. Enclosed with two August 1918 letters from Drew to mother, postmarked September 2, 1918.
[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918]
![[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e315afa1c2a91bba5a5ae7f806f0102c.jpg "[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918]")
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918. Reports that he is in a German hospital after being shot down near Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France), has had his right arm amputated due to injury, and will likely be…
[Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918]
![[Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e33f63df665c0f8a70124de101011097.jpg "[Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918]")
Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918. Asks after his sister and friends, mentions he is resting and recovering. Sent from hospital in Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France).