Edward Van Winkle collection 1917-1919 Van Winkle, Edward collection

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Edward Van Winkle collection 1917-1919 Van Winkle, Edward collection

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This collection contains over 500 letters that Captain Edward Van Winkle wrote to his wife Sama while serving in the United States Army during World War I. Van Winkle, a member of the 24th Engineer Regiment, discussed his experiences at Washington, D.C. and Camp Dix, New Jersey, and in France and Germany from 1917-1919.

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William L. Clements Library

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American University (Washington, D.C.)

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United States. Army. Division, 78th

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Van Winkle, Edward, 1879-1971

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United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 24th.

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Van Winkle, Sama Le Roy Batdorf, 1879-1972

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Edward Van Winkle was born in New Jersey in 1879, the son of Mary J. Van Winkle. He married Sama Le Roy Batdorf (1879-1972) around 1900, and they lived in Brooklyn, New York, and Piscataway, New Jersey, with their daughter Gertrude (b. ca. 1905). In September 1917, Van Winkle attended military training at American University in Washington, D.C., and in November 1917 he joined the 24th Engineer Regiment. He served in France during the war, and was promoted to captain. Edward Van Wink...