Keywords: blanche alpine lawing horn, 1869-1950 blanchealpinelawinghorn18691950 leslie william horn, 1893-1918 lesliewilliamhorn18931918 cemeteries graves travel world war i worldwari world war one worldwarone world war 1 worldwar1 wwi ww1 great war greatwar first world war firstworldwar 1st world war 1stworldwar world war, 1914-1918 worldwar19141918 text writing document Title: [Invitation from the United States Government to Mrs. Blanche L. Horn] Creator: United States, Office of the Quartermaster General Date: ca. 1930 Part Of: Horn family papers Description: Formal invitation to Blanche Lawing Horn from the Government of the United States to visit the grave of her son, Leslie William Horn, in Europe. This item is from the Horn Family Papers collection, which contains the family papers of Thomas Lora Horn, his wife Blanche, and their two sons in St. Louis, Missouri. Their son Leslie, a second lieutenant in the 110th infantry, 28th division, lost his life on October 1, 1918 at the Battle of Argonne during World War I. This collection includes materials regarding Leslie's death and Blanche's visit to his grave at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 1930 as part of the Gold Star Mothers and Widows Pilgrimage. Physical Description: 1 card: card stock, imprinted; 12 x 14 cm File: a2010_0029c_6_02_opt.jpg Rights: This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu. For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dgl/id/590 View the Horn family papers: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/search/collection/dgl/sear... View DeGolyer Library: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints: digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/dgl/ Title: [Invitation from the United States Government to Mrs. Blanche L. Horn] Creator: United States, Office of the Quartermaster General Date: ca. 1930 Part Of: Horn family papers Description: Formal invitation to Blanche Lawing Horn from the Government of the United States to visit the grave of her son, Leslie William Horn, in Europe. This item is from the Horn Family Papers collection, which contains the family papers of Thomas Lora Horn, his wife Blanche, and their two sons in St. Louis, Missouri. Their son Leslie, a second lieutenant in the 110th infantry, 28th division, lost his life on October 1, 1918 at the Battle of Argonne during World War I. This collection includes materials regarding Leslie's death and Blanche's visit to his grave at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 1930 as part of the Gold Star Mothers and Widows Pilgrimage. Physical Description: 1 card: card stock, imprinted; 12 x 14 cm File: a2010_0029c_6_02_opt.jpg Rights: This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu. For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dgl/id/590 View the Horn family papers: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/search/collection/dgl/sear... View DeGolyer Library: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints: digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/dgl/ |