Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, 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 the Christmas gift he sent to Chambers, a paper knife (similar to a letter opener) made from a piece of broken propeller. Although he had hoped to make...
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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/6561 |