Agnes Fraas Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Notes - July 12, 1931
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Left [Kansas City] July 12. 6 PM arrived [New Jersey] July 14. Left [New Jersey] July 16 4 PM Hotel Penn Sailed on the America July 16 9 PM. arrived Cherlourgh July 25. arrived Paris July 25 130 AM Left Paris August 4. Hotel [ms torn: 2 wds] Cemetery San Mcheil Thieacourt. 4152 Intered There
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we are all supposed to take part. Although I dont believe we will - [ms illegible: 1 wd] afternoon [ms illegible: 1 wd] 2. the Oceanic field sports will take place there will be games that the Mothers as well as the other guests will be asked to take part in. We set our watches ahead 45 min every night till the last two nights then we pushed an hour each night. This has been a glorious day there is scarcely a ripple
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ship the distance and time by the sun allmost all controlled automatically and every thing so perfect he can change the course of the ship in 3 sec. We were given our tickets and numbers for our pullman from Cherbough to paris and a look that hold a cerificate of Identification and one of the Pictures that was taken at [Kansas City] Tonight is the grand Mosque Ball
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Title | Agnes Fraas Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Notes - July 12, 1931 |
Creator | Fraas, Agnes |
Source | Fraas, Agnes. Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Notes . 12 July 1931. Frank X. Fraas Collection. 2002.50. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
Description | Agens Fraas took these short notes about her voyage to France during the Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage in 1931. Agnes went to France to visit the grave of her son, Frank Fraas. Frank served in the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division and died on October 7, 1918 from wounds received in action. |
Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Memorialization |
Subject Local | WWI; World War I; 129th Field Artillery, Battery C.; Gold Star Mothers |
Site Accession Number | 2002.50 |
Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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Date Original | July 12, 1931 |
Language | English |