Below are letters from Lt. Clyde Slavens to his parents in the months before his death.

 

December 6, Leaving Reynolds

December 11, Visit to West Point

December 19, The Trip Over

VMAIL just before Christmas

Christmas Day in England

January 1, Somewhere in France

January 8, On to Belgium

January 12, Living in a Mansion

January 26, Work as a Liaison Officer

VMAIL in the first part of February

February 4, Closer to the Action

February 11, First Command

 

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