Letter from Lieutenant J.P. Sasse to Clara and Henry Ford regarding USS Eagle Boats, May 8, 1919
01
Artifact Overview
World War I ended before any of the 60 Ford-built Eagle submarine chasers could participate in the conflict. But three Eagle boats were sent to northern Russia in 1919 to aid the American Expeditionary Force in action against the Bolsheviks. The Americans landed at Arkhangelsk, near the Arctic Circle, and called themselves the "Polar Bears."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
08 May 1919
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.509.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in (letter)
Width: 8 in (letter)
Inscriptions
U.S.S. EAGLE THREE
Plymouth, England
May 8, 1919
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford.
I derive considerable pleasure in forwarding enclosed some crude photos of EAGLES I, II & III, taken by me on initial cruise overseas.
Permit me to prevail upon your kindness to accept them.
With my sincere good wishes,
[signed] J. P. Sasse
J. P. Sasse.
Lieutenant USN.
Keywords |
|---|