Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Letter from a fellow soldier, Pvt. W.G. Hastings of the 103rd Medical Dept., to the parents of John Arthur Stowell (1894-1918) from 'somewhere in France," June 20, 1918 describing Artie's heroism on the front lines in France, his wounds and treatment before death and expressing sympathy.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter about John Arthur Stowell's death in battle, 1918
- Creator: W. G. Hastings
- Creation Date: 1918-06-20
- Subject Date: 1918-06-16
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Locations:
- FR
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- FR
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Collection: Stowell family papers, Coll. 7
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Stowell, John, 1860-1933--Correspondence
- Letters
- Military correspondence
- Soldiers
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- Stowell family
- World War, 1914-1918
- Musicians--Maine
- Stowell, John Arthur, 1894-1918--Death and burial
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