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Salvation Army telegram to Leopold Henschel - August 10, 1919

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768 I8NYP 9 I225 AM WF NEW YORK [August] 10 II I9 L HENSCHEL 3236 EUCLID AVE [Kansas City, Missouri] LIEUT HENSCHEL ARRIVED CAMP MERRITT WELL WRITING SOON SOME HAPPY SALVATION ARMY

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Title	Salvation Army telegram to Leopold Henschel - August 10, 1919
Creator	Salvation Army
Source	Salvation Army. Telegram to Leopold Henschel. 10 August 1919. James Edward Henschel Collection, 1917-1919. 1996.51. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri.
Description	In this telegram dated August 10, 1919, the Salvation Army wrote Henschel's family and informed them of his arrival at Camp Merritt.
Subject LCSH	American Field Service; Missouri. National Guard; United States. Army. Motor Transport Corps; Camp Merritt (N.J.)
Subject Local	WWI; World War I
Site Accession Number	1996.51
Contributing Institution	National World War I Museum and Memorial
Copy Request	Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the National World War I Museum and Memorial: (816) 888-8100.
Rights	The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited.
Date Original	August 10, 1919
Language	English