Letter from Captain Gerald Deakins, Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, to Grace Ashton. Response regarding Oliver Vie’s death. Photocopy; notation on letter reads, “Museum of Soldiers of MO area, WWI.” (3 pages), 1919 Mar 29

File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

Staff Only

Letter of Gerald Deakins to Grace Ashton, March 29, 1919

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of correspondence of Oliver Vie, primarily to his sister, Grace Ashton, documenting his service in the army along the Mexican border and later in France during World War I. The collection also includes correspondence between his sister and officials regarding Vie’s missing-in-action status and death. The undated letters were given approximate dates.