Letter 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. He was wounded during a dogfight near St. Mihiel on September 28, 1918. In this letter (written from a hospital in France and incorrectly dated 4 August 1918), Stout explains that...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. He was wounded during a dogfight near St. Mihiel on September 28, 1918. In this letter (written from a hospital in France and incorrectly dated 4 August 1918), Stout explains that he is recovering well and that the bandages on his right hand have been removed, making it easier to write: "Please remember that this is very simple wound and I am neither in pain nor uncomfortable, and I'll soon be entirely well." |
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