Postcard from Clyde Chilson to Mrs. A.F. Hewitt - May 15, 1918
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[postcard] WEST STREET BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.
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[stamp] HEMPSTEAD, [New York] MAY 15 6 - PM 1918 Dear Sis Iam at Camp Mills [New York] have seen some sights Love & kisses Clyde Mrs A F. Hewitt 3316 Wayne Ave Kansas City [Missouri]
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| Title | Postcard from Clyde Chilson to Mrs. A.F. Hewitt - May 15, 1918 |
| Creator | Chilson, Clyde |
| Source | Chilson, Clyde. Postcard to Mrs. A.F. Hewitt. 15 May 1918. Clyde C. Chilson Collection, 1917-1919. 1977.13. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Postcard from Clyde Chilson to his sister Mrs. A.F. Hewitt stating that he is at Camp Mills in New York and seeing some sights. Chilson died with honor on October 16, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He served with Battery B, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Camp Albert L. Mills (N.Y.) |
| 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 | May 15, 1918 |
| Language | English |