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Letter to Hamilton Coolidge from Douglas Campbell, May 20, 1918. Describes some of the recent air battles that Campbell was involved in while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron at the front. Includes typed transcription. Three handwritten pages and two typed pages.
Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, October 30, 1918. Explains that her son, Charles W. Drew, is a prisoner at St. Clements Hospital in Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France) and being supplied with food and necessities by the Red Cross. One typed page.
Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, November 1, 1918. Explains that the Red Cross has received word from her son, Charles W. Drew, explaining that he was wounded in action and taken prisoner, and that he asked her to be notified. One typed page.
Letter to Mrs. F. W. Wehner from First Lieutenant H. Whitcomb Nicolson, September 21, 1918. Notifies the Wehner Family that Joseph is missing in action. Two handwritten pages, with typed transcription. (Note: Page 1 of this letter is currently on display in the World War I Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.)
Letter to Albert Wehner from W. C. Posten, April 5, 1942. Posten writes to Albert Wehner about his brother Joseph (Posten attended Phillips Exeter Academy with Joseph) and about a new book being published which contains a chapter about Joseph Wehner and Frank Luke during World War I. One typed page with envelope.
Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918. Describes aviators waiting eagerly in Paris for their orders, including prominent figures who cannot be named, and his delivery of a plane to an aviation school 150 miles away. One sheet, two handwritten pages.
Telegram to Mrs. Drew, January 14, 1919. Notes that her son, Charles W. Drew, is in an embarkation hospital and will be transferred soon.
[Telegram to Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge from his brother, J. H. Coolidge Jr., June 18, 1918]
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Telegram to Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge from his brother, J. H. Coolidge Jr., June 18, 1918. Send greetings from his brother John Gardner and sister Mary Eliza, via their parents.
Holiday greeting card from Charles W. Drew to his mother, Christmas 1917/New Year 1918. Features a patriotic illustration on front, printed best wishes inside.
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, circa 1917-1918. Discusses his desire to ask Bessie to marry him. One handwritten page.