Letters of Cyrus Foss Chamberlain. A Member of the Lafayette Flying Corps.
Minneapolis: Privately Printed, 1918,
First Edition. octavo, grey-blue boards with buff boards spine and black leather spine label. (118)pp. Privately Printed, Item #32978
Chamberlain attended Princeton University and graduated in the class of 1910. In May of 1917 he sailed for France and upon arrival enlisted 3 June 1917 in the Lafayette Flying Corps. He trained at Avord, Pau, and [Groupe des Divisions d'Entrainement] G.D.E. from 6 June - 8 December 1917. He was posted to Spa. 85 from 12 December 1917 to 9 January 1918 and transferred to Spa. 98. he was killed in action near Le Ferte-Milon 13 June 1918. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, with Palm. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Chamberlain and 7 plates. Very slight wear to top and bottom of spine. An unusually fine copy.
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