Box SC179-GILL-001
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Rev. Florance M. Gillis, S.J. Papers
Collection — Box: SC179-GILL-001
Identifier: SC179-GILL
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters addressed to Rev. Gillis from his brother Lieutenant Fredrick Gillis detailing his training for World War I in the United States at Plattsburgh, NY. The correspondence continues through Lt. Gillis’ travels to New York City for his transport across the Atlantic and he writes of his experiences on the ground in both England and on the front lines in France. The letters tell of the Lieutenant’s training and of some action he faced while on the front in France....
Dates:
1917-1918
Found in:
Distinctive Collections
Correspondence from Lt. Fredrick Gilllis, 1917-1918
Item — Box: SC179-GILL-001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains letters addressed to Rev. Gillis from his brother Lieutenant Fredrick Gillis detailing his training for World War I in the United States at Plattsburgh, NY. The correspondence continues through Lt. Gillis’ travels to New York City for his transport across the Atlantic and he writes of his experiences on the ground in both England and on the front lines in France. The letters tell of the Lieutenant’s training and of some action he faced while on the front in France....
Dates:
1917-1918