Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - August 24, 1918
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T-1 Tuesday August 24
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[page 2] and a coach. They said we would pick up the catch later. Well we got to the place where we were supposed to get the coach & the French Officials didn
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[page 3] To myself and I
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[page 4] a lesson so he went to sleep too. They have been like angels ever since. It
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[page 5] been a special train. When it comes time for a meal we just tell the conductor & he has the train stopped for us till we distribute the food. Some [ms illegible: 1 wd] Expect to arrive sometime tomorrow. That all any of the railroad officials know about it. Just passed a town where some infantry were camped. They have only been over two weeks. There were quit a lot of them around the station of course they mixed with our men. After about 5 minutes I got off to stretch & the way those men watched me was funny. Most of them were staring open mouthed & there wasn
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[page 6] things. When we got started my top sargent said our men had been stuffing the rookies. They said we were the crew of an enormous plane going home to teach others how to handle it. I think I had brought down sixty or seventy huns and I always brought them down in flames. Goodbye Much Love Powie Powhatan H. Clarke 1st Lt A.S
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - August 24, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 24 August 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother about his train ride to his new location for the Labor Bureau. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; Cigarettes--1910-1920 |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | August 24, 1918 |
| Language | English |