Maurice Masterson writes to his mother, Florence, from France where he is fighting in World War I. This is the last letter he sent him mother before his death in battle on November 1, 1918.
Captain George C. Ferch of the 151st Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Forces, France, commends Maurice Masterson for distinguished served and bravery in battle during World War I.
A typescript of Maurice Masterson's Mother's Day letter he sent to his mother Florence Masterson when he was fighting in World War I, printed in the Fargo Forum in 1934.