Thomas Farnsworth

Friday, September 13, 1918: A Chance Meeting of two cousins in France during World War I

Friday, September 13, 1918: A Chance Meeting of two cousins in France during World War I

95 years ago on this date St. Charles resident Louis Rockwell was a Second Lieutenant with Company B, 2nd Engineers serving in France during WWI. His cousin, Thomas Farnsworth, was a First Lieutenant and pilot with the 96th Aero Squadron, also serving in France. The following is a transcript of a letter written by Rockwell to Farnsworth’s parents about a chance meeting of the two cousins.