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Title: War letters of Edmond Genet, the first American aviator killed flying the stars and stripes
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Genet, Edmond Charles Clinton, 1896-1917 Channing, Grace Ellery, 1862-1937, ed
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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make some of hervery excellent cinnamon buns if it wont be toomuch trouble to her. . . . Edmond. U. S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. April 15th, 1914, p. m. Barracks B. Last night I sent a hurried postal saying that ithad been rumored that war had been declared withMexico, and I was down on the draft which was togo out to-day. Well my name was down and alot of us got ready last night but to-day a bunchof us were left off the draft which leaves on theTacoma for Mexican waters early to-morrow, andit may be a number of weeks before we go out andwe may get sent off next week. It seemed so good to have gotten back here andthe same day to hear that we were to be hurriedlysent off to Mexico that it is quite a disappointmentnot to be going with the ones who seem to be solucky; but we all are hoping to get away soon andsee real service and perhaps a touch of fightingwith the greasers. On board the U. S. S. Georgia,April 23rd, 1914. Noon. We sail for Mexico at 4 this p. M. No stops at
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Albert Rivers Genet, Jr.; Gilbert Rodman Fox Genet;Edmond Charles Clinton Genet. EDMOND GENET 9 all anywhere are the orders. Will probably getthere this time next week. We are the 2nd vessel of the 3rd division of theAtlantic Fleet. Watch the papers for reports of us. Pray for us, dear little Mother, and may Godkeep you well and strong while I am away. Riversmay have to go out also. I send him a postal withthis mail. Please let Rod. know as I have no timeto do so. Good-by, little Mother, and please dont worryabout my safety too much. If I have to be killedI am not at all afraid of it. Im in to do my dutyeven if it does cost me my life. Lots and lots of love to you and Aunt F. andmay God watch over us all. Saturday afternoon, April 25th, 1914.On board the U. S. S. Georgia. Yesterday the landing-forces were organized andmy name was among those of the 6-inch-gun crewswho are to remain aboard and cover those on shore,but several—and it surprises me that any could—asked to be allowed t

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