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[Bob Petrilla]

*McBride, Allen C., Brigadier General . EARLY ARCHIVE OF BRIG. GENERAL
ALLEN C. McBRIDE, MARYLAND NATIVE AND VETERAN OF BOTH WORLD WARS, FIELD
ARTILLERY OFFICER, GEN. MacARTHUR'S CHIEF OF STAFF IN THE PHILIPPINES,
&c.Items from his early years: 1905-1909,  as follow. (1) ALS, 2pp,
datelilned Adamstown, Md., April 3, 1905, to Dear Miss Alice, he wants to
pay a social call on Sunday evening, April 16th, needs directions to her
house, &c., signed Allen C. McBride. (2) Professional sepiatone portrait of
McBride in his cadet dress uniform (5.75" x 3.75" plus mount, signed by
photographer; written on verso in pencil, "Allen C. McBride, St. Johns
College, Annapolis, Md, 1906." (3) "Happy Christmas" embossed postcard from
McBride in North Carolina to Miss Alice Miller, Jefferson, Maryland, Dec. 8
[1906?], social talk, "violets are blooming," &c. (4) Rat-Tat 1907,
published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College, Annapolis,
MD...Allan C. McBride, Asst. Editor. Yearboo, pp: 199, (2), xxiv ads for
businesses in Annapolis and Baltimore; illustrations throughout from
photographs and drawings, some full-page; bound in grey cloth, red cover
lettering, bit smudged. (5) Professional sepiatone portrait (5.25" x 2.75")
in tall, oval-window mat; written on verso, "Allen C. McBride, 2nd Lieut.,
4th F.A., U.S.A., Dec. 2, 1908." (6) General Orders No. 11, Vancouver
Barracks, Washington, March 8, 1909, announcing an Indoor Meet at the Post
Gymnasium, listing 16 events, teams, &c., with Lt. A.C. McBride as Scorer,
and with his name in pencil. (7) Special Orders No. 55, Vancouver Barracks,
March 29, 1909, re a general court-martial and listing Lt. McBride as an
officer of the court, with his name in red ink.  (8) 10pp, 8vo, ALS,
datelined Vancouver Barracks, Washington, May 29, 1909, a love letter to
Alice Miller at Jefferson, MD, in torn mailing envelope. A long, elaborate
letter pledging his love, reveling in hers, planning her life as an Army
bride, telling of his life as an Infantry officer, &c. (9) Undated group
photo (5" x 7") of about 100 students in front of stone buiilding [St.
Paul's?]. (10) Newspaper clipping, circa 1945, headlined: "Frederick Man on
Army Staff in Philippines / Brig. Gen. McBride Likely With MacArthur's
Beseiged Force." The nine-paragraph article places McBride "in the thick of
the fighting in the 'hot spot' of World War II...continuing to smash
repeated Japanese attempts to mop up the islands." It states that McBride
is 56, chief of staff to General MacArthur, and that relatives had not
heard from him in months. It states also that McBride is a World War I
veteran, entering as a captain and coming out as a lieutentant-colonel,
that his wife and youngest daughter are living in Washington, etc. The
clipping includes a photo of Gen. McBride at the time. Very Good
condition.[McBride's first name is spelled variantly as Allan and Allen in
this file.]  $200.00Postpaid in US.  Usual trade terms. ​            R & A
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