Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.064 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 October 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his wife about the camp and his duties. Wishes he could go home to visit but he is under quarantine. Originally mailed with GLC07810.065. Written on YMCA letterhead. Camp Colt was established at Gettysburg in 1917 and was the first US Army camp authorized to train the Tank Corps during WWI. Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded Camp Colt. Written at Camp Colt.
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