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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.

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.

[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, September 30, 1918. Reports that he is in a German hospital after being shot down near Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France), has had his right arm amputated due to injury, and will likely be exchanged as a prisoner and sent home; describes his allowances while in custody and that he has notified the Red Cross. One folded sheet, four…

[Letter from Captain Charles J. Biddle, American Expeditionary Forces, to Mrs. Drew, October 2, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Captain Charles J. Biddle, American Expeditionary Forces, to Mrs. Drew, October 2, 1918. Describes the circumstances under which her son was shot down and his belief that he is likely alive and taken prisoner, forwards his recommendation for Drew to receive the Distinguished Service Cross. Two typed pages, with envelope.

[Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918] (Item)

Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, October 5, 1918. Asks after his sister and friends, mentions he is resting and recovering. Sent from hospital in Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France).

[Telegram from Harris to Mrs. Drew, January 21, 1919] (Item)

Telegram from Harris to Mrs. Drew, January 21, 1919. Reports that her son, Charles W. Drew, was released from prison camp and is now in Allied territory.

[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…

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