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Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 26, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of a cake and promises to send photos. Postcard image features several servicemen in a small boat.
Postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked April 2, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of letters and gives instructions for future mail. Postcard image features a wharf scene in San Diego, California.Typed caption: "1184 - Wharf Scene, San Diego, California."
Letter from Herman Butler to Rena Kerr, May 18, 1917. Responds to family news, suggests that mutual acquaintance transfer to where Butler is stationed. One folded sheet, three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Miss Rena Kerr in Burlington, Washington.
[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, received January 24, 1918]
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Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, received January 24, 1918. Requests family news. One handwritten page, with envelope addressed to Mr. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 23, 1918. Acknowledges receipt of packages and letters. Two handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.
Postcard to R. G. Butler from Herman Butler, circa May 1918. Explains postcard is from where he's been living the past month and thanks him for package. Postcard image features the Mablethorpe Convalescent Home in England.Typed caption: "Mablethorpe Convalescent Home."
[Postcard from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, February 4, 1919]
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Postcard from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, February 4, 1919. Notifies his family that he is stationed at Toul, France with the 135th Aero Squadron and is well.
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 10, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of cookies, describes movement of men to East Coast, wonders if people are acting patriotic, says, "why join Army if you don't fight." One folded sheet, three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.
[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 28, 1917]
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Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 28, 1917. Explains that he and other men have been transferred out of 14th and 18th Aero Squadrons into the 135th Squadron under Major Lyons and will be relocating shortly. Three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, July 8, 1917. Describes daily activities and his motor class, speculates that men who have not already joined up will be sorry when the draft happens. One folded sheet, three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.