Robert C. Murphy letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke - January 31, 1926
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2nd. Medical Regiment Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, January 31st. 1926 My Dear Mrs. Clarke; I received your registered letter all right. MajorW.E.Cooper is at present s tationed here at The Station Hospital, Ft . Sam Houston, Texas. During the war our Corps expanded enormously with a consequent increase in the number of promotions. All the present [written in margin] yours [ms illegible:1 wd] Majors were Colonels then, but when the post war adjustment came they were again reduced to their former rank
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| Title | Robert C. Murphy letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke - January 31, 1926 |
| Creator | Murphy, Robert C. |
| Source | Murphy, Robert C. Letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke. 31 January 1926. 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; Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) |
| 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 | January 31, 1926 |
| Language | English |