World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Walter L. Rau Diary
Collection — Small Collections Box 125, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01777
Content Description
Walter L. Rau wrote this diary as a member of the World War I Battery "C" 101st Field Artillery of the American Expeditionary Force stationed in France. He also identified himself with the USFA (United States Food Administration). In the dairy, Rau mentions passing through around sixty-one cities in his service, the majority of which were located in France. Upon arrival in France, the 101st was told to report to the Front. Rau writes of running water and food drives to the trenches, digging,...
Dates:
February 1, 1918 - April 10, 1919
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
World War I Field Artillery Book
Collection
Identifier: SC 01017
Scope and Contents
Field Book, October-November 1918, kept in France. Records artillery unit activities as well as airplane activity with both the Allies and Germany. Page headings include "Enemy Activity, Infantry," Enemy Activity, Artillery, " "Aeronautics, Airplanes," "Aeronautics, Balloons," "Movement, Visibility," "Works, " "Miscellaneous" and "General Impression of the Day." Includes a photograph of a young woman and a photograph of a baby with unclear note, "Leora. September 15, 1898"...
Dates:
1918
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center