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Madeira, Freas, Russell, and Kuhn clippingsEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.128a-cDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 125.
Three undated newspaper clippings are glued to page 125.
The first of these bears the headline "Phila. Officers Back from France." Below a photograph of three officers is the caption "They came home on the Kroonland which reached New York yesterday. At the top from left to right is Captain Edward W. Madeira, of Germantown, of the 79th Headquarters Troop and Lieutenant Russell A. Freas, of Norwood, of the same troop. Below is Colonel James F. Barber, 222 S. 45th st. of the 304th Engineers." Below this is...
...Clipping 125b, which bears the headline "Capt. W. Madeira Gassed: Germantown Officer Wins Commendation for Bravery at Montfaucon. Captain Edward W. Madeira, of School Lane, Germantown, won special commendation for bravery in evacuating wounded under heavy fire. He was gassed in the Seventy-ninth Division's final drive to the Meuse River in November. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Madiera and his name appears in the honor roll today," etc.
In the bottom right-hand corner of the page is the third clipping, 125c, which has a photograph of three officers at the top. Below this is "Commander of Seventy-Ninth Arrives Home. Major General Joseph E. Kuhn, who commanded the Liberty Division since its organization, and who landed in New York today on the Kroonland, is shown in the centre. On the left is Captain Edward W. Madeira, of the Seventy-ninth Headquarters Troop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Madeira, of School lane, Germantown. On the right is Lieutenant R. A. Freas, also of the Headquarters."
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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