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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1917 - 1920-

Found in 2 Records:

Letters to Grace Hasson (Mrs. Henry) Pitcher, chiefly World War I letters from her brother James Hasson (Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 51st Infantry, 6th Division, Company M)

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P691
Overview

This collection of sixteen letters is comprised chiefly of those written by World War I soldier James Hasson to his sister Grace. A native of Kansas, Hasson writes from France of his combat experiences with Company M of the U.S. Army's 51st Infantry, recounting German air raids, his hospitalization from machine gun wounds, his engagement in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and his company's bewilderment at cessation of enemy gunfire on Armistice Day.

Dates: 1917-1919, 1927

World War I letters from David Lupher, U.S. Army, 137th Infantry

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: RH MS P693
Overview

A collection of nineteen letters written from World War I soldier David Lupher (U.S. Army, 137th Infantry Regiment) to his family members. Lupher, a resident of Lawrence (Douglas County), Kansas, writes chiefly to his sister Dora, describing his training at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, and his later combat duty in France.

Dates: 1917 - 1919