World War I Letter

Name/Title

World War I Letter

Entry/Object ID

2011.004.0007

Scope and Content

The letter enclosed in the folder is a draft notice dated June 5, 1918. It requires all men who have turned 21 years old between June 5, 1917 and June 5, 1918. Those on Islesboro were required to register at the Court House in Belfast, ME. The letter was typed on "Coe-Mortimer Company" letterhead. Also in the folder is a World War II era informational booklet on "The Aircraft Warning Service of the U.S. Airforce." Within the pages are a few handwritten notes concerning military and defense mechanisms and acronyms.