Letter from Penrose Vass Stout at the 2nd Provisional Training Camp in Plattsburg, New York, to his cousin, Kate Waller Chambers, in Bronxville, New York.
During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he describes his daily routine at the training camp, the quality of the facilities and food, and his mastery of semaphore, or flag signaling. He also includes sketc...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6536 |