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The Northwest Enterprise
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Corporal Farnsworth Hancock, past esquire of P.S.L. Elks No. 109, serves overseas in Germany on the firing line with Negro assistants performing as well as white soldiers. He is father to two boys dedicated to the army of freedom and writes in his spare time, welcoming letters from home and Elks.
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Cpl. Farnsworth Hancock, past esquire of P.S.L. Elks No. 109, overseas, somewhere in the heart of Germany, has a variety of assignments, principally on the firing line.
Two of his assistants, Negro soldiers, are serving in every capacity as white soldiers serve, and doing a splendid job. For this they should be given credit when firing ceases.
Cpl. Farnsworth is the happy father of two boys, both of whom he has dedicated to the army of freedom. One of these, junior, he has never seen. He is now looking forward to the day when he can answer to "daddy."
Farnsworth spends his idle time in writing. He likes to hear from home and from Elks also. His address is:
Cpl. F. C. Farnsworth
No. 39216466
3122 Q. M. Service Co
A. P. O. 758
C/o Post Master
New York, N. Y.
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Somewhere In The Heart Of Germany
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negro soldiers serving in every capacity as white soldiers and doing a splendid job; credit to be given when firing ceases
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C/p Farnsworth Hancook, past esquire of P.S.L. Elks No. 109, overseas in the heart of Germany, has various assignments mainly on the firing line. His two Negro soldier assistants serve equally to white soldiers. He is father to two boys dedicated to the army of freedom, one unseen junior. He writes in idle time and likes hearing from home and Elks. Address provided.