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This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
Size | About 86 items |
Abstract | Captain W. George Thomas was a member of the 313th Machine Gun Battalion and served with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. The collection is letters written by Captain Thomas to his parents in Charlotte, N.C., from Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Lee, Va., about camp life, and about observations of life in France and military activities. |
Creator | Thomas, William George, 1899-1942. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Jordan, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Captain W. George Thomas was a member of the 313th Machine Gun Battalion and served with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I.
Back to TopThe collection is letters written by Captain W. George Thomas to his parents in Charlotte, N.C., from Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Lee, Va., about camp life, and about observations of life in France and military activities.
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Letters, 1917-1919 |