Letter from Clyde E. DeBolt to Mrs. Ferris

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Title

Letter from Clyde E. DeBolt to Mrs. Ferris

Description

Clyde E. DeBolt writes to Mrs. Ferris about her son's death, saying "Your son was delirious almost from the start, talked and laughed almost continuously until he died a couple of days later. The nurses cried a great deal for he was such a manly chap and spoke of you often in his delirium."

Subject

Hospital wards; World War I; First World War;

Creator

DeBolt, Clyde E.

Source

Class of 1915, Student Series, Knox College Special Collections & Archives

Date

4/17/1919

Format

21.2 x 35.3 cm

Language

ENG

Type

Text

Identifier

WWI-609

Coverage

1914-1918

Citation

DeBolt, Clyde E., “Letter from Clyde E. DeBolt to Mrs. Ferris,” Knox College Experiences the First World War, accessed November 8, 2018, https://knoxcollege.omeka.net/items/show/921.

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