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[Special Orders No. 205, August 31, 1918]

Description: Special order from the War Department appointing Joseph Benjamin Rush Miller as first lieutenant of the Chemical Warfare Service. Handwritten at the bottom of the paper is Lt. Miller's name and address.
Date: August 31, 1918
Creator: March, Peyton Conway, 1864-1955 & Harris, P. C. (Peter Charles), 1865-1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Veterans Administration World War I Benefits Fact Sheet, October 5, 1953]

Description: Fact sheet regarding regarding the major benefits the Veteran Administration administers for World War I veterans, their dependents, and beneficiaries. The document includes information on medical and domiciliary benefits, disability compensation, disability pension, aid for the blinded, "Wheel chair" homes, U.S. Government Life Insurance, death compensation, death pension, burial benefits, burial flags, guardianship services, and appeals.
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: United States. Veterans Benefits Administration
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Frank to Harriet Root - March 30, 1918]

Description: Letter from a man named Frank from the Aviation Camp at Waco, Texas to Harriet Root reassuring Harriet that what she is doing will be satisfactory, discussing his Red Cross and military work, his friend Lieutenant Allen, and a murder by an artilleryman. He also asks for a picture from Harriet, talks about the entertainment for soldiers, vents about his lack of things to do, and discusses other military movements and training.
Date: March 30, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of WWI Camp MacArthur Base Hospital]

Description: Postcard of Camp MacArthur's Base Hospital in Waco, Texas. A dirt road stretches across the center of the photograph, surrounded by rectangular, small, wooden buildings with roofs covered in horizontal lines. A line of antique military vehicles sits on the left side of the photograph. Power lines stretch across the top of the photograph, attaching to poles throughout.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

History of Texas World War Heroes

Description: Book providing an overview of World War I, including general history, involvement of various organizations in war relief, U.S. military divisions, and major battles, along with biographical information about military personnel from Texas who participated.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of the Ritchie Family

[Portrait of Alger B. Ervay]

Description: Photograph of Alger B. "Frenchy" Ervay (1893–1978), member of the Supply Company, Black Squad, 125th Infantry Regiment. He wears a peaked cap and an officer uniform, and faces forward. Ervay trained at Camp MacArthur in Waco.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Oscar Joseph Marcour]

Description: Photograph of Oscar Joseph Marcour (1895–1956), seated on a wooden bench in front of a dark backdrop. He wears a coat over a white shirt and looks forward with a violin and its bow held in his lap. The inside of the folder containing the photograph is signed by Marcour for the Aviation Camp in Waco during World War I: "Yours Truly / Oscar J. Marcour / Aviation Camp / Waco Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: Moore, C. Bennette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Walt to M. M. DeGraff - May 23, 1918]

Description: Postcard from a soldier named Walt to M. M. DeGraff in Kent City, Michigan, discussing the airplanes he has seen while undergoing training in Camp MacArthur. He discusses the hot weather and the breeze. The front of the postcard depicts a photograph of the airplanes mentioned by Walt, featuring several men pushing a biplane from behind; another pulls it at the front. All stand on a grass field, and the plane faces the right background. The photograph is captioned "U. S. SPEED SCOUT AEROPLANE"; … more
Date: May 23, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Remount Station, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of the remount station at Camp MacArthur in Waco, depicting many soldiers gathered on a large field. Some sit on a fence, with legs dangling on either side of the fence, while others are mounted on horseback closer at right. Farther past the crowd of soldiers are additional men sitting on fences, and in the far background are buildings at the camp.
Date: March 18, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Lawrence to Dudley J. Mills - December 29, 1917]

Description: Postcard from a man named Lawrence in Camp MacArthur in Waco to Dudley John Mills in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Lawrence writes of the warm week he had before and the current cold wind at the time of writing, and asks Dudley to thank his mother for a box he had received. The front of the postcard has an image of a soldiers leaping over a low wooden fence with their rifles in their hands.
Date: December 29, 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

History of Texas World War Heroes

Description: Book providing an overview of World War I, including general history, involvement of various organizations in war relief, U.S. military divisions, and major battles, along with biographical information about military personnel from Texas who participated.
Date: 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Fannin County Historical Commission

Service Record, World War I and Il: Nocona

Description: Service record book of the men and women from Nocona, Texas, and the surrounding community who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I and II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and details of their service.
Date: 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of the Ritchie Family

[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]

Description: Postcard of the 32nd Division headquarters at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Structures visible along the dirt road are triangular, tent-like buildings with power poles and signs nearby. A large thermometer, possibly indicating the amount of liberty bonds purchased, is at center left. Cars are parked besides the road at right.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Arthur to Helen M. Noyes - August 22, 1918]

Description: Letter from a soldier named Arthur to Helen M. Noyes of Burlington, Vermont, discussing his menial daily life at Camp MacArthur, Waco. He expresses support for her and suggests that she find a specific type of job. The front of the postcard depicts soldiers walk along a road along cabins in Camp MacArthur.
Date: August 22, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company Street, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a company street at Camp MacArthur, with encampments alongside a dirt road. Two buildings are specified in pen: a bath house, a low rectangular building at center left, and a space between two camps at right, which shows where the stove is.
Date: 1918-03-15/1918-10-20
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company B Football Team, 127th Infantry Regiment]

Description: Postcard of a football team from the 127th Infantry Regiment, Company B. They mostly wear light-colored striped shirts, standing in two rows. A man at center, along the bottom row, holds a ball; a goalie with a dark shirt is seated at second from right with a helmet. One of the seated men, first from left, holds a white dog. The men stand in front of the encampments at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of artillery at a mounted drill exercise at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Artillery batteries on wheels are pulled by horses mounted by soldiers, riding on a plain dirt field and picking up dust behind them. Other cavalry riders follow.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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