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 he expresses dismay that American pilots who had completed training in the United States are receiving better benefits and higher ranks than pilots who had been ass...

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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 personnel; World War, 1914-1918--Military life
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 he expresses dismay that American pilots who had completed training in the United States are receiving better benefits and higher ranks than pilots who had been assigned to train overseas. He also describes and illustrates a humorous confrontation between an American pilot and a French civilian who washed the soldiers' laundry. The pilot habitually greeted French women who entered camp with the phrase "Bon jour, Madame, How's your old red underwear." The laundress turned to the pilot and replied, "Young man, I came here to get laundry - not insults so dry up!" Stout notes that the pilot "dried up all right, and is being asked about his own red underwear by every other man in the barracks."
spelling Q0000075675 - Q0000075680Q75675 - Q75680Letter 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 expresses dismay that American pilots who had completed training in the United States are receiving better benefits and higher ranks than pilots who had been assigned to train overseas. He also describes and illustrates a humorous confrontation between an American pilot and a French civilian who washed the soldiers' laundry. The pilot habitually greeted French women who entered camp with the phrase "Bon jour, Madame, How's your old red underwear." The laundress turned to the pilot and replied, "Young man, I came here to get laundry - not insults so dry up!" Stout notes that the pilot "dried up all right, and is being asked about his own red underwear by every other man in the barracks."1918 January 101918-01-101910-1919Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel; World War, 1914-1918--Military lifeText; Still imageCorrespondence; SketchesStout, 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/6578
title Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton, in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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