Name/Title
World War I scrapbook:/ H. H. Houston II and H. H. H. Woodward obituariesEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.34a-bDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 32
Page 32 contents include two newspaper clippings.
Two newspaper clippings are glued to this page, with the first [32a] with Lieut. H. H. Houston Killed in France," with a portrait photograph of Mr. Houston.
A second clipping is present [32b], with the headline "Aviator's Death Confirmed." An excerrpt from this March 26, 1919 article: "The death of Lieutenant Henry H. Houston Woodward, of Kristeim, Chestnut Hill, an aviator with the Lafayette Escadrille, has been confirmed. Lieutenant Woodward was reported missing April 1, 1918, and later was said to be alive and in action. Dr. George Woodward, a state Senator, the father of the aviator, received a letter from Frankln S. Edmonds, with the YMCA in France, confirming the report of his son's death... The number plate was removed from Lieutenant Woodward's plane and has been sent to his parents by Mr. Edmonds" etc.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
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UnknownDate made
1918 - 1919Notes
Author: Unknown
