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Lyons, Curtis Blair (1894-1968) to Helen Lyons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.064 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair (1894-1968) Place Written: Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 October 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his wife about the camp and his duties. Wishes he could go home to visit but he is under quarantine. Originally mailed with GLC07810.065. Written on YMCA letterhead. Camp Colt was established at Gettysburg in 1917 and was the first US Army camp authorized to train the Tank Corps during WWI. Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded Camp Colt.

Private Lyons was in the 307th Company, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces and was part of the Polish Collegium.

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990

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