Hopkins, Harold C. (fl. 1918-1919) to Mrs. A.W. Hopkins
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.018 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Harold C. (fl. 1918-1919) Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 21 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Sends his mother a Christmas package coupon and reminds her to include two pounds of maple sugar. Includes his address and points out that he has been promoted to a first class private. Written on American Expeditionary Forces letterhead.
While overseas, Private Hopkins was in Company D, 21st Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces. Once he returned, he joined Company 5, 153rd Depot Brigade, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. Laurence Hopkins is his brother.
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