Letter from Florence A. Angell to Lottie Hewitt - January 22, 1919
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[American Red Cross letterhead] Hospital Center, A.P.O. 780 January 22, 1919 Mrs. Lottie Hewitt, 3324 Wayne Avenue, Kansas City, [Missouri] My dear Mrs. Hewitt: On Christmas Day, with thoughts of you at home whose hearts were in France, we of the American Red Cross at Mars-sur-Allier laid Christmas greens on the graves of our soldiers here, among them, that of your brother Corporal Clyde Chilson, Battery B, 129 F. A.,
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who gave his life in doing his part to bring peace on earth. Sincerely yours, Home Communication Service by Florence A. Angell
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| Title | Letter from Florence A. Angell to Lottie Hewitt - January 22, 1919 |
| Creator | Angell, Florence A. |
| Source | Angell, Florence A. Letter to Lottie Hewitt. 22 January 1919. Clyde C. Chilson Collection, 1917-1919. 1977.13. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Florence A. Angell of the American Red Cross in France writing to Lottie Hewitt that the Red Cross laid Christmas greens on the graves at Mars-sur-Allier. One of these graves belonged to Lottie's brother Clyde Chilson. Clyde Chilson died on October 16, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive after a gas attack. He served with Battery B, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. Pinkston informs Lottie Hewitt that she is entitled to the Victory Medal as the nearest relative to Chilson. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross; Memorialization; Cemeteries |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1977.13 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | January 22, 1919 |
| Language | English |