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- "Vive L'Alsace et La Lorrraine: Enfin La Deliverance Vive L'Amerique et La France," Sent to Georgia Morgan, Dated February 8, 1920 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
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"Vive L'Alsace et La Lorrraine: Enfin La Deliverance Vive L'Amerique et La France," Sent to Georgia Morgan, Dated February 8, 1920
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.