Edwin V. Blackman letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - February 5, 1919
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[Parma, Missouri], [February] 5, [1919] The Whelpley Collection, Jefferson Memorial Bldg., St. Louis [Missouri] Dear Doctor Whelpley:- below is my service record which you asked me to send to you. The record is short, but I would have made it longer if I could have. – Enlisted in the Student Army training Corps at Washington University. Was inducted into the service on the first day of October 1918. I Was in training for artillery officers training camp. Remained at Washington [University] till December the Sixteenth, when I was discharged. Yours. Resp., Edwin V. Blackman.
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| Title | Edwin V. Blackman letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - February 5, 1919 |
| Creator | Blackman, Edwin V. |
| Source | Blackman, Edwin V. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 5 February 1919. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Edwin V. Blackman sent this letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. Blackman provided a detailed record of his military service. This letter was written on Parma Drug Store letterhead. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Student Army Training Corp; Washington University |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 5, 1919 |
| Language | English |