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This picture of Chloe Owings was taken during her time in France soon after the war ended.

Georgia E. Finley writes about the citizens of Bloomington, Indiana giving the boys of Battery F a proper send-off. As she herself was about to go to France to serve as a nurse, she, too, was honored.

Georgia E. Finley writes about the kindness of Bloomington, Indiana's citizens as she prepares to journey overseas to join the war effort as a nurse.

Georgia E. Finley records her impatience to get her orders and proceed to Ellis Island to be outfitted as a nurse.

Russell C. Hartman was a Knox student who served in the Naval Hospital Corps. This letter inquires about pathways for making up college coursework after he is released from active duty.

Serviceman Condit Grady writes to Dr. Simonds to inquire whether any of his work at the Kelly Aviation Field might potentially count toward his degree requirements at Knox. He states, "At the Y.M.C.A. training school we were given some courses which…

Future servicemen, from left to right: Adolph "Ziggy" Hamblin, Condit Grady, Alex Rhind.

Former Knox College student Don B. Hartman describes his passage overseas to Dr. Simonds, and states, "I am sure the life and work over here is going to be a great experience for all of us and I wouldn't have missed it for anything." Part of his…

This letter of recommendation from Thomas McClelland speaks highly of Ralph Noble as "a young man of excellent spirit and great promise."

Alfred Baxter writes of Ralph Noble's tragic death and describes the "restless spirits" who were initially eager to go to war.

Knox student Ralph Noble was the first man from Knox County to be killed in action in World War I.

Ray Lee Sauter performs a high jump on Willard Field during his student days at Knox College. Sauter later served as a captain during World War I.

Knox student Raymond Lee Sauter was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his "meritorious service" during World War II, continuing the service to his country he began in the First World WAr.

Ray Lee Sauter describes his experiences during the war to Dr. Simonds, noting that "During the days before the Armistice I saw much to remember, and much to forget." According to Sauter, "...behind all the romance and the glory, there is an awful…

Robert Clark takes advantage of his "first idle moment since Monday" at training camp to express "the feelings of the four Knox Betas who are here at camp" about the publication of a seemingly scandalous and unauthorized campus publication, 'The…