Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - June 28, 1918
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No 24 June 28 My Dearest Mother. It has been ten days since my last letter but I have been so
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[page 2] it. In Paris I was informed I was with the labor bureau and bing (again) out I went to take charge of 200 Morocoans working for the A.E.F. Can you beat that! Me C.O. of a Labor Company. How the mighty have fallen. Naturally I was bitterly disappointed but
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[page 3] Had four wonderful days in Paris. Saw Cousin Therese de Noue who seems very nice. Also bumped into a raid but it wasn
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[page 4] They told me the reason I got this job was because it required brains. Soft soap. The only thing I have seen needed yet on this job is a hard working clerk a slave driver, a diplomat, an expert mind reader, a Solomon, an economy expert and a few little things like that. The major told me to requisition anything I wanted, I
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[page 5] now it will probably get here when I am leaving. Well it time for me to turn out the candle Goodnight Love Powie. Address 1st Lt. P.H.C. Bureau of Labor G.P.A. A.P.O 702 American E.F.
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - June 28, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 28 June 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother and explained that he was no longer in the Flying Service, but instead had been moved to the Labor Bureau as a commanding officer of a Labor Company. 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; United States. Army--Aviation; Labor bureaus--United States |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | June 28, 1918 |
| Language | English |