Charles Stevenson postcard to David B. Park - December 20, 1918
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Kyllburg
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C.S.Stevenson U.S.A. Soldiers Mail Mr. David B. Park Kansas City Star, [Kansas City, Missouri], U.S.A. censored by [signature] 1st Lt Engrs. U.S.A. [Kyllburg, Germany] [December 20, 1918] Dear Dave: This is part of the railroad on which I work. A town of 600 people here has a station about the size of a town of 8000 would have in U.S. This is a fine view of the place where I
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| Title | Charles Stevenson postcard to David B. Park - December 20, 1918 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Postcard to David B. Park. 20 December 1918. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson sent this postcard of a city scene from Kyllburg, Germany to Mr. David B. Park. He informed Park that the railroad in the picture was the one on which he was working. Stevenson enlisted in Kansas City, Missouri and became attached to Company A, 314th Engineers at Camp Funston, Kansas. Stevenson was shipped overseas on June 12, 1918 where he remained for the duration of the war. He arrived back in the United States on May 26, 1919. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | December 20, 1918 |
| Language | English |