Rev. Leon Gilleran Address to Gold Star Pilgrimage Party - July 29, 1931
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[page 1] Address to Gold Star Pilgrimage Party on board SS.
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[page 2] has bedewed the soil of France or was sacrificed to the sea, how great should be our esteem of these good ladies in whose very veins that priceless blood ran. This is the homage we pay you, my dear good
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| Title | Rev. Leon Gilleran Address to Gold Star Pilgrimage Party - July 29, 1931 |
| Creator | Gilleran, Leon |
| Source | Gilleran, Leon. Address to Gold Star Pilgrimage Party. 29 July 1931. Frank X. Fraas Collection. 2002.50. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Rev. Leo J. Gilleran gave this address to the Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage party on July 29, 1931. Agnes Fraas was a part of the pilgrimage 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 29, 1931 |
| Language | English |