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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07810.102 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of World War I correspondence |
| Title | James L. Ward to Kenneth S. Anderson requesting to return to the States with his Company |
| Date | 25 November 1918 |
| Author | Ward, James L. (fl. 1918) |
| Recipient | Anderson, Kenneth S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his commanding officer that he has been in the hospital for five weeks and would like the opportunity to return to the states with his company. Written on Knights of Columbus letterhead. |
| Subjects | World War I Military History Soldier's Letter Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Hospital |
| People | Ward, James L. (fl. 1918) Anderson, Kenneth S. (fl. 1918-1944) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | World War I; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Sergeant Ward fought with the American Expeditionary Forces in Company H, 309th Infantry, USA, and was treated at Base Hospital 41 at the time this letter was written. Captain Anderson was in Company H, 309th Infantry, USA and went on to become a colonel in the 324th Infantry during World War II. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |