Lewis Lacy papers 1917-1919 Lacy, Lewis papers

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Lewis Lacy papers 1917-1919 Lacy, Lewis papers

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This collection is made up of letters and postcards that Second Lieutenant Lewis Douglas Lacy, a master engineer, wrote to his family while serving in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Lacy was deployed to France around July 1917. He wrote regular letters about his experiences overseas, which included service at the front lines and at the army's general headquarters.

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Second Lieutenant Lewis Douglas Lacy was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, on July 11, 1891, the son of Lewis and Maude Lacy. He had one sister, Mabel (b. February 1893). He worked in the automobile insurance industry before enlisting in the United States Army in 1917. During the war, he served as a master engineer. He was stationed on the front line and at general headquarters in France from August 1918 to March 1919. Lacy returned to Webster Groves after the war and married Edith ...

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