Adjutant General McCain Telegram to B.M. Hardesty - April 14, 1918
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[Western Union Telegram] RECEIVED AT 31-Gov Wa Washingron D C 334-PM 4/14/18 B M Hardesty Winfield [Missouri] Deeply Regret to inform you that Captain J F Hardesty medical corps is officially reported as missing in action March twenty third. MaCain-The Adjt General. 555-PM
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| Title | Adjutant General McCain Telegram to B.M. Hardesty - April 14, 1918 |
| Creator | McCain, Adjutant General |
| Source | McCain, Adjutant General. Telegram to B.M. Hardesty. 14 April 1918. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months. In this telegram Adjutant General McCain informed Hardesty's father that Hardesty had been reported missing in action. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; Missing in action; Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |