John Franklin Hardesty Prisoner of War Newspaper Clippings - n.d.
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[newspaper clipping] "Map of German Prison Camps Where Captured Americans Are Held"
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[newspaper clipping] "2 ST. LOUIS PHYSICIANS MISSING IN ACTION Capt. Hardesty and Lieut. Goodrich First Men Here So Reported."
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[newspaper clipping] "WINFIELD MAN WITH MISSING Dr. J.F. Hardesty First Lincoln Countian in War's Casualty List" [newspaper clipping] "GETS ADDRESS OF SON A PRISONER IN GERMANY Father of Capt. J.F. Hardesty, St. Louis Physician, Supplied Information by Red Cross"
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[newspaper clipping continued] "GETS ADDRESS OF SON A PRISONER IN GERMANY"
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| Title | John Franklin Hardesty Prisoner of War Newspaper Clippings - n.d. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | John Franklin Hardesty Prisoner of War Newspaper Clippings. N. d. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months. These are six newspaper clippings about Hardesty during his time as a prisoner of war. They are as follows: “Map of German Prison Camps Where Captured Americans are Held,” “2 St. Louis Physicians Missing in Action,” “Winfield Man Missing,” “Gets Address of Son, a Prisoner in Germany,” "Letter from Red Cross" and "Postal Directions Given." |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners; World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Trench warfare; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; Missing in action; World War, 1914-1918--Maps |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |