Easter card from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton, in Hartsville, South Carolina.
During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. This card features a patriotic image featuring the Y.M.C.A. symbol. A printed message on the inside of the card notes that the correspondent is "on active service with the Am...
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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/6574 |
| Summary: | During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. This card features a patriotic image featuring the Y.M.C.A. symbol. A printed message on the inside of the card notes that the correspondent is "on active service with the American expeditionary force." Stout includes a sketch of a rabbit holding a military cap. |
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