John Franklin Hardesty Telegram to Mrs. B.F. Hardesty - December 5, 1918
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[Western Union Telegram] RECEIVED AT 12/5/18- 530-PM- Check Cable- Paris- Mrs B F Hardesty Winfield [Missouri] Free safe and Happy. Hardesty.
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| Title | John Franklin Hardesty Telegram to Mrs. B.F. Hardesty - December 5, 1918 |
| Creator | Hardesty, John Franklin |
| Source | Hardesty, John Franklin. Telegram to Mrs. B.F. Hardesty. 05 December 1918. 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. In this telegram, sent after his release from prison, Hardesty informed his mother that he was “Free safe and Happy.” |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | December 5, 1918 |
| Language | English |