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Bailey, Finckel and Gest clippingsEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.127a-bDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 124.
Two undated newspaper clippings are glued to page 124. The first of these, 124a, at left, is a photo of Captain Thomas Bailey, with the caption "Captain Thomas Bailey.. Mrs. Mary Bailey, 5325 Lena street, Germantown, has received a letter from her husband, Captain Bailey, telling of his decoration with the Distinguished Service Cross. He is captain of Company K, 111th Infantry, and saw service in every battle in which the Iron Division took part."
The second of the two clippings, right, 124b, includes a small photograph of Ellison Finckel, and notes "Two Philadelphians, one a marine, the other an ambulance man, have the French Croix de Guerre for heroism under fire. They are Sidney Gest, son of Judge John Marshall Gest, and one of the 'fighting five' chums who were among the 'famous 76' who filled the ranks of the Fifth Marines just before they sailed and Ellison Newport Finckel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Finckel, 114 W. Johnson st., Germantown. Gest's cross has the addition of a palm," etc.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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