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 he wishes his mother a Merry Christmas and tells her not to send him a present since "the mail deliveries are so blamed uncertain." He also thanks her for...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6576 |
| Summary: | During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he wishes his mother a Merry Christmas and tells her not to send him a present since "the mail deliveries are so blamed uncertain." He also thanks her for sending money to him and notes that "most of the men started out dead broke" in France since "it had been some time since we were paid." Stout also asks for updates about family and friends, and he describes his homesickness: "The value of your love increases, it seems, as the space which separates us widens." |
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