Letter from Penrose Vass Stout at the 2nd Provisional Training Camp in Plattsburg, New York, to his cousin, Frank Ross 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 fifth week of training at the camp. He provides a humorous description of barracks reassignments ("it was very comical to see the boys lugging...
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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/6538 |
| Summary: | 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 fifth week of training at the camp. He provides a humorous description of barracks reassignments ("it was very comical to see the boys lugging their mattresses, covering, and luggage etc. about the company streets"), and he includes a sketch of a soldier carrying his belongings across camp. Stout also describes a sightseeing trip to Burlington, Vermont, and mentions his plans to retake a hearing test required to enter the aviation corps. |
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