Box 4251.001

Scope and Contents Postcard from Alban W. Storehalder to his brother, E. J. Storehalder of Bowling Green, Ohio, telling of his transfer to Co. F 146th US Infantry at Camp Sheridan, Alabama.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one letter written by Walter R. Way on February 1, 1916. The entire letter is a passionate argument against the isolationist movement that preceded the United States’s entry into World War I. He also rails against spies: "Our country is at this moment and has been for months and months riddled with European spies who know more about us than we do ourselves."

Scope and Contents Contains one letter from Elmer Tanner, at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio, to his mother, Mrs. A. Tanner, Geneva, Ohio, 18 November 1917. Written on Army and Navy YMCA stationery, the letter tells his mother about some of his daily activities, other people who have written him, and that he had received his pay.

Scope and Contents Letter from Captain Marcus Nelson in Rock Island, Illinois, to John H. Hamberg, also in Rock Island, reporting the names of the Minute Men under his direction.

Scope and Contents The folder contains letters from a young soldier to his mother, Mrs. Alice H. Johnson in Nashville, Tennessee.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two letters to Private Andy Bobenmoyer, France, from his sister, Estella Mills, and his niece, Violet (Estella's daughter), in New Madison, Ohio. Both of the envelopes, dated 4 June 1918 and 21 July 1918, are stamped "Deceased—Verified." The letters mention farming, family, and weather.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of thirty-one letters from John A. Jungwirth, United States Navy, to his girlfriend, Marie Andres, in Detroit, Michigan, during World War I. He also signed his name Jackie and Jack. These letters are dated from 7 June 1918 to 13 September 1919. He described being at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He wrote about having to learn and execute wig-wagging (flag signals used by the US Navy), visiting Chicago, and tells of his daily activities. He states in the 5 July...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of three letters from Weir, serving in France in a field hospital during World War I, to various unnamed members of his family in the United States. He describes the number of wounded treated in his unit after a battle and noted that some of the younger doctors must still be in the US. He indicates that they should come to France and let the older doctors go home. He also talks about the various souvenirs he has sent home, including a helmet.