Both Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) and his older sister Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the 95th Aero Squadron, U. S. Army, in September 1918 when his SPAD biplane fighter aircraft was shot down behind enemy lines. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and held in a camp in Karlsruhe, Germany. A month later, Hazel, a talented pianist and songwriter, joined the American Red Cross in Paris and worked as an entertainer in the Red Cross Hospital Hut Service. Hazel continually sought information on the condition and whereabouts of her brother, finally reuniting with him in Tours, France, two months later.
This permit, issued to Norman Archibald on November 5, 1918, allowed him temporarily leave of the prisoner of war camp on his "word-of-honour" not to "act in any way to prejudice the German Empire" nor attempt to escape, under penalty of death.
The permit is mounted on a scrapbook page with clippings and other ephemera related to Norman Archibald's imprisonment and release.
ID Number: 1982.105.1.2.1
Date: 1918
Physical Description: 1 license ; 4.75 x 8.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv98190
Credit: MOHAI, Norman Archibald and Hazel Archibald Draper Papers, 1982.105.1.2.1
