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<titleproper>A Guide to the Letters of Ernest S. Ould, <date>1918</date>
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<item>Miranda Burnett
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<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245$a">Letters of Ernest S. Ould, 
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<origination label="Creator" encodinganalog="100$a"> Ould, Ernest S. (1895-1963)
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<p>Gift of William Mellen, date unknown
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<p>Ernest S. Ould (1895-1963) was the son of Walter Ould and Nancy Oney. He was born in Giles County, Virginia. He enlisted as a private in May 1918 and was sent to the University of Virginia as part of a training detachment before leaving for the front with Company F, 323rd Infantry, 81st Division at the end of July 1918. He was discharged from service June 1919.
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<p>Three letters from Ernest S. Ould to his mother Nannie (Nancy) Ould of Glen Lyn, Virginia. </p>
<p>Transcription of letters available in folder.
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<persname encodinganalog="600$a">Ould, Ernest S.</persname>

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<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650$a">World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American</subject>

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