Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.

During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter Stout describes waiting for his front line commission and joining the 27th Squadron: "My impression of joining the squadron reminded me very strongly of Auburn...

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Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military life; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel
description During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter Stout describes waiting for his front line commission and joining the 27th Squadron: "My impression of joining the squadron reminded me very strongly of Auburn and the frat rushes." Stout also discusses his first flight over the German lines: "It was a strange and joyful feeling to be flying over German occupied territory, to see their trenches and their activity, but it was something like the feeling of dreaming about attending a ball in pajamas or walking through the park in B.V.D's . . . I was so uncomfortably conspicuous."
spelling Q0000075813 - Q0000075819Q75813 - Q75819Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter Stout describes waiting for his front line commission and joining the 27th Squadron: "My impression of joining the squadron reminded me very strongly of Auburn and the frat rushes." Stout also discusses his first flight over the German lines: "It was a strange and joyful feeling to be flying over German occupied territory, to see their trenches and their activity, but it was something like the feeling of dreaming about attending a ball in pajamas or walking through the park in B.V.D's . . . I was so uncomfortably conspicuous."1918 September 91918-09-091910-1919Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military life; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceStout, Penrose VassPenrose Vass Stout papersMSS45, Box PR563v36856Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6571
title Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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