Contributing Institution
Maine State Library
Document Type
Text
Exact Creation Date
8-4-1915
Language
English
Location
Androscoggin County; Poland
Keywords
World War I; WWI; Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Recommended Citation
Davis, Orville C., "Letter from Orville C. Davis to his Mother August 4, 1915" (1915). Orville C. Davis World War I Letters Home. 1.
https://digitalmaine.com/orville_davis_letters_home/1
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Description
Orville C. Davis, a resident of Poland Maine, joined the Canadian Expeditionary forces in 1914 at the beginning of World War I. While stationed in Europe he regulalry wrote letters home some of which were shared with the public in the Lewiston Journal. Davis was killed in action in 1917.
Davis’ family shared his letters and newspaper clippings with the Maine State Library in 2017.