Title: Edward De Vries Collection, 1918
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Abstract
Soldier in World War I, private in the 117th Infantry Division, killed in action in France. The collection includes letters to the family at Prairie City, Iowa ; postcards sent home; letters from his parents; telegram; death notice; Bible; hymn book; dictionary; and photographs; plus information on his gravesite and the memorial to his infantry division.