The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: LETTER 1918 01 19
Letters written from the base hospital at Camp Lewis in January 1918, where Pvt. Willis W. Wagener records the death of a fellow soldier from pneumonia and scarlet fever in his ward. Around that loss run the ordinary rhythms of camp life — kitchen duty, doctor's inspections, cribbage, and news of the family ranch back in Ceres, California.
Knights of Columbus War Activities Envelope, Camp Lewis, Washington, Postmarked January 19, 1918
WWI Letter from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener to His Mother, Camp Lewis Base Hospital, January 17, 1918
Handwritten WWI Letter, Page C, from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, January 19, 1918
Handwritten Letter Page 'D,' Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, January 19, 1918 (WWI Correspondence Collection)
