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H. J. C. Peirs to Mother, 30 December 1918
No full textJack says they had a satisfactory; he is 10 miles from Lille
describes the state of the city
Eisenhower preparing to throw out the first ball of the baseball season
No full textCaption on back: Secret Service Agents are situated throughout the crowd as President Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares to throw out the first ball of the baseball season. April 195
Eisenhower's Visit British Royal Family
No full textLeft to right: Capt. John Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth, General Eisenhower, King George VI, Mrs. Eisenhower, Princess Margaret Rose and Princess ElizabethCaption cut of
"What's Cooking, Men?"
No full textCaption from International News Photos: General Dwight W. [typo] Eisenhower saunters over to the enlisted men's mess for a brief though informal inspection during Ike's short visit to Berlin. He asked the soldiers how they liked their mess and what they though about occupation duty. The goggle-eyed GIs are Corporal Clayton Hemsey of Tomah, Wisconsin, and T/5 Irving Gerb of Brooklyn, both of the Headquarters detachment at OMGUS
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 9 October 1915
No full texttalks about people in different hospitals
is unsure if they will remain in trenches
encloses a copy of the October 3 messag
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 22 October 1915
No full textJack talks about recent letters & packages. He describes his billets near Poperinghe, Belgium.
Includes funny story about German diary
H.J.C. Peirs to Cecily, 24 January 1916
No full textJack writes to his sister about innacurate maps that cause problems
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 14 March 1916
No full textJack thanks his mother for a package of knitting for Battalion.
They have been spending time at the Divisional Cinema and
hope to be relieved from salient duty soo
