Oliver Vie letter to Grace - July 4, 1917
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July 4th Dear sister just a few lines leting you know i am well and hope this finds you the same. Say how does brother like El Paso Texas. Well i see Moran near every day now. Say i am just writing you these few lines the writing is limited now so don
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| Title | Oliver Vie letter to Grace - July 4, 1917 |
| Creator | Vie, Oliver |
| Source | Vie, Oliver. Letter to Grace. 4 July 1917. Oliver Vie Papers, 1913-1919. A2285. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Oliver Vie was born January 28, 1887, in St. Louis, Missouri. After working for several years in a shoe factory, he enlisted in the army in October 1913, Company K, 26th Infantry. He served along the Mexican border before going with the first contingent to France in June 1917. He fought in the battles of Cantigny and Soissons and was wounded in action and died July 20, 1918. In this letter to his sister Grace, Vie, explained that he had arrived in France and inquired about his brother who was serving in El Paso, Texas. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 26th; United States. Army. Transportation; World War I, 1914-1918--France |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2285 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 4, 1917 |
| Language | English |