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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.

[Servicemen standing by stone wall] (Item)

Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Service servicemen standing by a stone wall, circa 1917-1919. A foil sticker of an aviator badge is attached to the top of the photo.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

[General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, November 26, 1918] (Item)

General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, American Expeditionary Forces, November 26, 1918. Cites Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters and First Lieutenant Walter R. Lokey for exceptional devotion to duty during long-distance photographic missions over enemy territory.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

[Soldiers with Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplanes] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. The soldiers are dressed in flight gear, and several Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplanes are parked behind them. Photo from album page 6.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the…

[Soldiers with De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 biplanes] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. Several De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 biplanes are parked in the background. Photo from album page 4.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples,…

[Soldiers with De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 biplane] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. A De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 biplane is parked behind them. Photo from album page 5.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with…

[Sidney Van Wyck Peters scrapbook, circa 1917-1919] (Item)

Scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919. The scrapbook contains three hundred eighty-four (384) photographs, predominantly wartime images along with a few family snapshots. A significant number of the wartime photos feature portraits and group shots, including officers, squadron groups and aircraft in…

[Charles W. Drew in flight gear] (Item)

Photographic portrait of Charles W. Drew in flight gear, circa 1917-1918.

The Linked Arms [Poem and photograph] (Item)

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

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