H.W. Tittel memorandum to Powhatan. H. Clarke - March 6, 1918
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3RD AVIATION INSTRUCTION CENTRE A.E.F. DATE March 6, 1918 FROM; Commanding Officer, TO: 1st Lt. P.H. Clarke, SUBJECT Explanation. The Commanding Officer directs that you report by Indorsement hereon, the reason why you were not present for Reveille March 5, 1918. If explanation is not satisfactory, necessary disciplinary action will be taken. By Order of Lt Col KILNER: [signature] H.W. TITTEL, 1st Lt ASSC USR, Adjt. 1st Endorsement. 1st Lt P.H. Clarke, March 8, 1918- to Commanding Officer, 3d Aviation Instruction Center. I have no excuse to offer for my absence from reveille March 5, 1918. I simply did not wake up. [signature] Powhattan H. Clarke. 1st Lt. Sig. R. C., A.S. MAR -9 1918 2nd Ind. Hq. 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, March 10, 1918.
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| Title | H.W. Tittel memorandum to Powhatan. H. Clarke - March 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Tittel, H. W. |
| Source | Tittel, H. W. Memorandum from Commanding Officer to 1st Lt. Powhatan H. Clarke. 06 March 1918. 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. This memorandum from the Commanding officer of the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center was written to Powhatan Clarke in reference to his missing Reveille. The memorandum includes two endorsements in which Clarke explained his absence and received punishment for it. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American; Military training; United States. Army. Signal Corps; 3rd Aviation Instruction Center (France); United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 21st |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | DOC MSS 30 |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections |
| Copy Request | 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. |
| 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 | February 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |