Letter from Jack Hoover in France to Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Letter from Jack Hoover in France to Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Jack Hoover, a pilot in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group, was the brother-in-law of Penrose Vass Stout, who was wounded during a dogfight near St. Mihiel on September 28, 1918. In this letter Hoover writes Stout's mother, describing the fight and her son's transfer to the hospit...

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Letter from Jack Hoover in France to Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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Hoover, Jack; Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects; World War, 1914-1918--Casualties
description Jack Hoover, a pilot in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group, was the brother-in-law of Penrose Vass Stout, who was wounded during a dogfight near St. Mihiel on September 28, 1918. In this letter Hoover writes Stout's mother, describing the fight and her son's transfer to the hospital. He reports that Stout has been moved to a facility farther from the front, and he describes a recent visit: "I went to the second hospital expecting to see a pallid half-dead aviator, so imagine my surprise and joy when I saw him looking as well as ever, smoking a cigarette and reading the morning paper, while a Victrola was playing and Red Cross girls serving hot chocolate and giving all the boys candy, chewing gum and cigarettes." Hoover assures her that Stout is recovering well: "He is all right, full of pep, wants to get back at the Boche, cheerful, and the nerviest boy in the world."
spelling Q0000075860 - Q0000075864Q75860 - Q75864Letter from Jack Hoover in France to Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.Jack Hoover, a pilot in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group, was the brother-in-law of Penrose Vass Stout, who was wounded during a dogfight near St. Mihiel on September 28, 1918. In this letter Hoover writes Stout's mother, describing the fight and her son's transfer to the hospital. He reports that Stout has been moved to a facility farther from the front, and he describes a recent visit: "I went to the second hospital expecting to see a pallid half-dead aviator, so imagine my surprise and joy when I saw him looking as well as ever, smoking a cigarette and reading the morning paper, while a Victrola was playing and Red Cross girls serving hot chocolate and giving all the boys candy, chewing gum and cigarettes." Hoover assures her that Stout is recovering well: "He is all right, full of pep, wants to get back at the Boche, cheerful, and the nerviest boy in the world."1918 September 291918-09-291910-1919Hoover, Jack; Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects; World War, 1914-1918--CasualtiesTextCorrespondenceStout, Penrose VassPenrose Vass Stout papersMSS45, Box PR563v36856Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6530
title Letter from Jack Hoover in France to Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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