The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: LETTER 1918 01 16
A January 16, 1918 letter from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, written from Ward 40 at Camp Lewis, Washington, where he recovers in an isolation ward as scarlet fever moves through the camp. Between K.P. duty and draft-classification news, he passes along camp rumors of an unmasked spy and the shared hope that the war will soon end.
WWI Envelope Postmarked Camp Lewis (Tacoma, Washington), January 18, 1918, Addressed to Mrs. J. A. Wagener, Ceres, California
Reverse of WWI-Era Mailing Envelope, Pvt. W.W. Wagener, 166th Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Washington
WWI Letter, "Dear Mama" – Ward 40, January 16, 1918 (Willis W. Wagener Collection)
Handwritten Letter from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener to Family, Dated 16 January 1918 (WWI Hospital Correspondence)
Handwritten Letter from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener to His Father, WWI Army Camp Correspondence, 1918
Handwritten WWI Letter Page, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, Dated January 16, 1918