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 discusses being assigned to ferrying flights and close calls on the flights transporting goods. He dramatically describes his own crash into a training camp buil...
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Alabama documents Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918--Military life; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel |
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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 discusses being assigned to ferrying flights and close calls on the flights transporting goods. He dramatically describes his own crash into a training camp building and recounts a story shared by pilot Jerry Stivers, who got lost during a storm and accidentally flew into the line of fire while traveling to England: Stivers landed behind French lines and crawled into the trenches; his plan was "shelled to bits" about 20 minutes after the landing. In addition, Stout provides a notable description of the Fourth of July parade held in Paris to honor American troops. He also gives his mother an update on Jack Hoover, who had been moved to the front and participated in several aerial dogfights. In closing Stout mentions Tom McClure, captain of Auburn's 1917 football team, who had recently been wounded on the front. |
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Q0000075794 - Q0000075810Q75794 - Q75810Letter 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 discusses being assigned to ferrying flights and close calls on the flights transporting goods. He dramatically describes his own crash into a training camp building and recounts a story shared by pilot Jerry Stivers, who got lost during a storm and accidentally flew into the line of fire while traveling to England: Stivers landed behind French lines and crawled into the trenches; his plan was "shelled to bits" about 20 minutes after the landing. In addition, Stout provides a notable description of the Fourth of July parade held in Paris to honor American troops. He also gives his mother an update on Jack Hoover, who had been moved to the front and participated in several aerial dogfights. In closing Stout mentions Tom McClure, captain of Auburn's 1917 football team, who had recently been wounded on the front.1918 July 141918-07-141910-1919Lawton, Zemmie Stout, 1864-1945; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns; 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/6584 |
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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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