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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]
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Newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Norman S. Archibald's capture and confinement in a prisoner-of-war camp.
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."
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.
Newspaper clipping, "Flyer Liberated," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Lieutenant Charles W. Drew's release from a prisoner-of-war camp.
Newspaper clipping, "2 of 3 freed Jap prisoners on way here," from the Post, October 5, 1945. Reports on the release of Major Frederick J. Yeager and Edwin D. Nye from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.
Newspaper clipping, "Kin receive decorations for 5 area men," from an unidentified publication, circa 1940s. Reports on family members receiving medals on behalf of servicemen killed in service or who are prisoners of war. Includes photographs of Robert H. Bolick, William Collins, Irving M. Day, Robert E. Paine, Robert W. Gates, and Harold E. Hartney Jr.
Newspaper clipping, "Biddle Recounts Drew's Capture," from the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia), October 25, 1918. Reports on Lieutenant Charles W. Drew's capture by German forces, with quoted statements from Captain Charles J. Biddle, commander of the 13th Aero Squadron.