Walter D. Henderson collection 1917-1951 1917-1919 Henderson, Walter D. collection

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Walter D. Henderson collection 1917-1951 1917-1919 Henderson, Walter D. collection

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This collection contains correspondence, documents, and other material related to Sergeant Walter D. Henderson, who served with the United States Army in France during World War I. The bulk of the collection consists of Henderson's letters to his future wife, Jean Jones.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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United States. Army

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Walter DeWitt Henderson was born in Plano, Texas, on November 14, 1893, the son of Alpheus F. and Mary Henderson. He was appointed to the United States Geological Survey in August 1917. During World War I, he served in France as a topographical draftsman for the United States Army's 419th Depot Detachment of Engineers and 447th Depot Detachment of Engineers. After the war, Henderson worked as a geologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He and his wife, Osa Jean Jones ("Jean") (1889-1974), were ...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Henderson, Walter DeWitt, 1893-1976

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Newell, Cass A.

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Hôtel des invalides (France)

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United States. Army. Depot Detachment of Engineers, 419th.

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Jones, Elizabeth E. B.

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United States. Army. Depot Detachment of Engineers, 447th.

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