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    <abstract id="aspace_9464e8bbda65b07433625e830d23c15e">Letters from Okey P. Keadle (1894-1958) to his family in Williamson, West Virginia, written while he served with the first American army regiment on active duty in France during World War I. Keadle was stationed in Paris and Tours, serving as a clerk. Subjects include his reaction to French customs, wartime civilian life in Paris, celebrations held by the American troops, and fashions and popular entertainers of the day.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Okey P. Keadle, Soldier, World War I Correspondence, A&amp;M 2960, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <geogname source="local_LC">Williamson (W. Va.)</geogname>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79058874" source="lcsh">Paris (France)</geogname>
    <subject source="local_LC">World War, 1914-1918 -- Logan County (W. Va.) -- Soldiers</subject>
    <subject source="local">World War, 1914-1918 -- Soldiers' letters</subject>
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    <subject source="local">World War, 1914-1918 -- National Defense Council (U.S.)</subject>
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    <persname source="ingest">Keadle, Okey P.</persname>
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