Captain of Signal Corps letter to Mrs. Powhatan H. Clarke - July 24, 1917
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[War Department letterhead] Schools DIVISION 7th Floor 119 D ST. N. E. July 24, 1917. Dear Madame: - The Chief Signal Officer has instructed me to write you that the field at Belleville will probably not be completed by the time your son graduates from the school of Military Aeronautics at Illinois. He will probably be sent to the field nearest Champaign, which is Rantoul. Yours Very Truly, Frank C [ms illegible: 1 wd] Captain Signal Corps USR Mrs. Powhattan H. Clarke, Inman Hotel, Champaign, [Illinois]
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| Title | Captain of Signal Corps letter to Mrs. Powhatan H. Clarke - July 24, 1917 |
| Creator | Captain of Signal Corps |
| Source | Captain of Signal Corps. Letter to Mrs. Powhatan H. Clarke. 24 July 1917. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Mrs. Powhatan Clarke received this letter from the Signal Corps about her son, Powhatan Clarke, who was going to be sent to Rantoul upon graduation from the School of Military Aeronautics at Illinois. Powhatan Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Military aeronautics |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI; United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 21st |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | August 24, 1917 |
| Language | English |