Dobbs, Chester Blaine
Person
Dates
- Usage: February 2, 1891- June 30, 1973
- Usage: 1891-02-02 - 1973-06-30
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Chester Dobbs Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 01309
Content Description
Three letters from Chester Dobbs to his mother and his girlfriend written while he was stationed at Marseilles and Brest, France at the end of World War I while serving in Company A of the 11th Regiment of the United States Marines. He reports on his activities at his duty stations, dances held for the troops, food service, and baseball games that keep everyone occupied as they all await their next orders. Most hope to go home, but Dobbs is realistic about the need for many to serve in...
Dates:
1919 January-August
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center