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Richard Leith Collection

Biographical Information

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Name:
Richard Bliss Leith
Date of Birth:
1889
Place of Birth:
Wardsboro, VT
Gender:
Male
Race:
Unspecified
War or Conflict:
World War I, 1914-1920
Status:
Veteran
Dates of Service:
1917-1919
Branch of Service:
Army
Unit of Service:
Medical Corps
Location of Service:
Salisbury Plain, England; France
Highest Rank:
Captain
Prisoner of War:
Unknown
Service Related Injury:
Unknown
Service History Note:
Leith was a doctor attached to the British Expeditionary Force.

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Type of Resource:
Manuscript: Correspondence [100 items] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item]
Manuscript: Clippings [1 item]
Manuscript: Printed matter [ item]
Manuscript: Correspondence [16 items] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
Manuscript: Maps [2 items] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [20 items]
Artifact: Artifact [3 items] --Postcard
Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [6 items] --Photographs
Donor:
Shirley L. Cobb
Collection #:
AFC/2001/001/1745
Subjects:
Leith, Richard
World War I, 1914-1920 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Cite as:
Richard Leith Collection (AFC/2001/001/1745), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
 
 

 

 

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