Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to S. D. Rockenbach - October 14, 1920
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[The Moorland letterhead] [October] 14th Col My dear Col Rockenbach I have been wondering if you have heard of my sons death and want to send you a few lines we left St. Louis end of June he returned to Bass Rocks when the expected to spend the summer we were there only two weeks when he was taken suddenly ill with a hemorrhage and was desperately ill for five weeks. We first took him to a Boston Hospital and then the doctor insisted taking him to Saranac Lake where he died [August] 30th
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who were associated with him in France, have told me of the wonderful work he did . I thought I was proud of his fathers record, but I am much prouder of my son
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[The Moorland letterhead] Though he never said anything to me about dying, I think he realized it and was just saving me worry
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| Title | Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to S. D. Rockenbach - October 14, 1920 |
| Creator | Clarke, Elizabeth C. |
| Source | Clarke, Elizabeth C. Letter to S. D. Rockenbach. 14 October 1920. Clarke Family Manuscript Collection, 1540-1926. DOC MSS 30. Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Hughes Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and the Labor Bureau A.E.F. during World War I. He died from tuberculosis August 20, 1920. Clarke's mother, Elizabeth Clemens Clarke, corresponded with her son |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; World War, 1914-1918--Chemical Warfare; Gas; Tuberculosis; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | DOC MSS 30 |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections |
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| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Please contact the Saint Louis University Archives for details at 314-977-5516, or tachee@slu.edu. |
| Date Original | October 14, 1920 |
| Language | English |