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Lieutenant Russell Friend's World War I scrapbook
Creator: Friend, Russell DeVere
Date: 1917-1919
This is a scrapbook compiled by Lieutenant Russell DeVere Friend, who graduated from the University of Kansas in 1918 with a B.A. degree. Russell enlisted on February 26, 1918 and called to active duty April 12, 1918. He was commissioned on December 3, 1918, received his commission on December 3, 1918, and was stationed at the Massachusetts Institution of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; San Diego flying school, San Diego, California; and Pensacola, Florida where he trained as a hydroplane pilot and instructor until January 30, 1919. Friend was discharged on February 25, 1922. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, and letters. Also, the scrapbook includes information on Paul H. Friend, Russell's brother. Paul was a sergeant with Base Hospital Unit 28 and served in France during World War I.
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