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Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918 [Pocket diary by John Hess Shuman] (Item)

Pocket diary, "Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918" by John Hess Shuman, 1918-1919. Contains daily handwritten notes from August 30 to December 28, 1918. The narrative begins while Shuman is in transit to France and traces his experience on board ship to various quarantine and rest camps in south England and France, to his station near Latracey, France, then to Remorantin. He…

[Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919] (Item)

Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919. Contains handwritten notes in ink and faded pencil documenting White's military training and service, with daily detailed entries. White's narrative begins with his enlistment in September 1917 at St. Louis, Missouri; to training in Missouri, Texas, and Nebraska and service at Kelly Field, Texas; and travel to and service in France as a…

[Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918] (Item)

Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918. Describes the circumstances of his shoot-down over France on July 31, 1918 and documents his first few weeks as a POW in various German camps, including the camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. 37 handwritten pages.