Another Wabash county boy has given up his life on the battlefields of France for the cause of freedom, the second from this county. The young man, Raymond Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold, living half a mile east of Browns in Wabash county. Mr. Arnold received word this morning that his son had died somewhere in France. His death was the result of wounds received not long ago. Recently his father was notified that he had been wounded. The message, from the war department, announces that the young man's death occurred on July 23. Young Arnold enlisted in the army in April 1917 and was one among the first who went to France with General Pershing, early last summer. He was 24 years of age. Surviving him are his parents, one brother and one sister.
--Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL) Aug. 17, 1918
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BROWNS, ILL, Aug. 22--(Special)--A letter from a nurse who was with their son at the time of his death, is one of the cherished keepsakes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold of this place, who gave their son in the fight for liberty. The son is Raymond C. Arnold, who enlisted in Evansville on June 26, 1917, and was sent to the Mexican border where he received his training. He accompanied Pershing's crusaders to France and was one of the general's bodyguard[sic]. He had been at the front line trenches several times before receiving the wound which resulted in his death. The letter from the nurse follows:
"Thinking you might like to hear from some one who was with him when he died. I am writing you about the death of your son, Raymond C. Arnold, who died at 8:05 p.m. July 23, at the American Red Cross Hospital No. 5. At our hospital your son was able to receive all the medical and nursing care that was possible to give anyone. He seemed to be fairly comfortable, but he was so seriously ill that he could not recover. A service was held at the hospital in a beautiful spot in the woods. Nurses and doctors and a guard of honor were there and flowers were arranged on his casket by the nurses. I send you my deepest sympathy, even though I know you are glad to have him die a soldier for his country. Faithfully yours, HARRIET L. LEETE,
Chief Nurse, American R. C. Military Hospital No. 5"
--Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) Aug. 23, 1918
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--Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL) Aug. 17, 1918
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BROWNS, ILL, Aug. 22--(Special)--A letter from a nurse who was with their son at the time of his death, is one of the cherished keepsakes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold of this place, who gave their son in the fight for liberty. The son is Raymond C. Arnold, who enlisted in Evansville on June 26, 1917, and was sent to the Mexican border where he received his training. He accompanied Pershing's crusaders to France and was one of the general's bodyguard[sic]. He had been at the front line trenches several times before receiving the wound which resulted in his death. The letter from the nurse follows:
"Thinking you might like to hear from some one who was with him when he died. I am writing you about the death of your son, Raymond C. Arnold, who died at 8:05 p.m. July 23, at the American Red Cross Hospital No. 5. At our hospital your son was able to receive all the medical and nursing care that was possible to give anyone. He seemed to be fairly comfortable, but he was so seriously ill that he could not recover. A service was held at the hospital in a beautiful spot in the woods. Nurses and doctors and a guard of honor were there and flowers were arranged on his casket by the nurses. I send you my deepest sympathy, even though I know you are glad to have him die a soldier for his country. Faithfully yours, HARRIET L. LEETE,
Chief Nurse, American R. C. Military Hospital No. 5"
--Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) Aug. 23, 1918
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Another Wabash county boy has given up his life on the battlefields of France for the cause of freedom, the second from this county. The young man, Raymond Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold, living half a mile east of Browns in Wabash county. Mr. Arnold received word this morning that his son had died somewhere in France. His death was the result of wounds received not long ago. Recently his father was notified that he had been wounded. The message, from the war department, announces that the young man's death occurred on July 23. Young Arnold enlisted in the army in April 1917 and was one among the first who went to France with General Pershing, early last summer. He was 24 years of age. Surviving him are his parents, one brother and one sister.
--Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL) Aug. 17, 1918
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BROWNS, ILL, Aug. 22--(Special)--A letter from a nurse who was with their son at the time of his death, is one of the cherished keepsakes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold of this place, who gave their son in the fight for liberty. The son is Raymond C. Arnold, who enlisted in Evansville on June 26, 1917, and was sent to the Mexican border where he received his training. He accompanied Pershing's crusaders to France and was one of the general's bodyguard[sic]. He had been at the front line trenches several times before receiving the wound which resulted in his death. The letter from the nurse follows:
"Thinking you might like to hear from some one who was with him when he died. I am writing you about the death of your son, Raymond C. Arnold, who died at 8:05 p.m. July 23, at the American Red Cross Hospital No. 5. At our hospital your son was able to receive all the medical and nursing care that was possible to give anyone. He seemed to be fairly comfortable, but he was so seriously ill that he could not recover. A service was held at the hospital in a beautiful spot in the woods. Nurses and doctors and a guard of honor were there and flowers were arranged on his casket by the nurses. I send you my deepest sympathy, even though I know you are glad to have him die a soldier for his country. Faithfully yours, HARRIET L. LEETE,
Chief Nurse, American R. C. Military Hospital No. 5"
--Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) Aug. 23, 1918
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--Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL) Aug. 17, 1918
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BROWNS, ILL, Aug. 22--(Special)--A letter from a nurse who was with their son at the time of his death, is one of the cherished keepsakes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold of this place, who gave their son in the fight for liberty. The son is Raymond C. Arnold, who enlisted in Evansville on June 26, 1917, and was sent to the Mexican border where he received his training. He accompanied Pershing's crusaders to France and was one of the general's bodyguard[sic]. He had been at the front line trenches several times before receiving the wound which resulted in his death. The letter from the nurse follows:
"Thinking you might like to hear from some one who was with him when he died. I am writing you about the death of your son, Raymond C. Arnold, who died at 8:05 p.m. July 23, at the American Red Cross Hospital No. 5. At our hospital your son was able to receive all the medical and nursing care that was possible to give anyone. He seemed to be fairly comfortable, but he was so seriously ill that he could not recover. A service was held at the hospital in a beautiful spot in the woods. Nurses and doctors and a guard of honor were there and flowers were arranged on his casket by the nurses. I send you my deepest sympathy, even though I know you are glad to have him die a soldier for his country. Faithfully yours, HARRIET L. LEETE,
Chief Nurse, American R. C. Military Hospital No. 5"
--Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) Aug. 23, 1918
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