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[Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, October 30, 1918] (Item)

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] (Item)

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.

U.S. Aviator Prisoner [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "U.S. Aviator Prisoner," from the Post-Intelligencer, October 9, 1918. Reports on Norman S. Archibald's capture by German forces.

[Clipping about Norman S. Archibald's capture and confinement in a prisoner-of-war camp, circa 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Norman S. Archibald's capture and confinement in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Seattle Aviator Captured by Huns Addresses League [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Seattle Aviator Captured by Huns Addresses League," from the Seattle Star, March 19, 1919. Reports on Norman S. Archibald giving a talk to the Municipal League about his time at the front and as a prisoner of war. Partial article on verso titled "Germans Show No Repentance, Are Anxious to Strike France Again."

Quick Wit Saves Seattle Flyer from Execution [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Quick Wit Saves Seattle Flyer from Execution," from unidentified publication, March 2, [circa 1919]. Prints an account from Norman S. Archibald about his capture, in which he gave credit to a German balloon crew for shooting him down. This saved him from being executed for carrying incendiary ammunition.

[Prisoner-of-war notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Pocket notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Three pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of September 14-21, 1918, describing his arrival at Karlsruhe, being confined and questioned, an American aviator who survived a plane crash and other Allied soldiers in captivity with him, and being fed and clothed by the…

[Prisoner-of-war journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Hardcover journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Two pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of November 10-12, 1918 describe punishment of fellow prisoners for an escape attempt, the takeover of the prison camp by Marines, German soldiers being stripped of insignia (or killed if they refuse), confirmation of the…

[Telegram to Mrs. Drew, January 14, 1919] (Item)

Telegram to Mrs. Drew, January 14, 1919. Notes that her son, Charles W. Drew, is in an embarkation hospital and will be transferred soon.

Flyer Liberated [Clipping, circa 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Flyer Liberated," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Lieutenant Charles W. Drew's release from a prisoner-of-war camp.