William George Thomas letters, 1917-1919 [manuscript].

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William George Thomas letters, 1917-1919 [manuscript].

Letters written by Capt. W. George Thomas, a member of the 313th Machine Gun Battalion, to his parents in Charlotte, N.C., from Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Lee, Va., about camp life, and while serving with the American Expeditionary Force in France about observations of life in France and military activities.

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Captain W. George Thomas was a member of the 313th Machine Gun Battalion and served with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. From the guide to the William George Thomas Letters, ., 1917-1919, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...