Papers, [ca. 1910-1972] (bulk 1916-1946).

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Papers, [ca. 1910-1972] (bulk 1916-1946).

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Materials reflect Chescheir's military service in the 138th Field Artillery of the Kentucky National Guard. Included is correspondence, orders, notebooks, training materials, and newsclippings arranged in envelopes under the following subjects: World War I; World War II; World War II letters; training maneuvers (1920-1942); service in coal fields; National Guard Association; Fort Knox; Queen Marie of Romania tour; rosters; Kentucky Derby; parades; General Pershing; SS MATSONIA (1941); Motor School (1942); reunions'; 1937 flood; 138th Field Artillery histories and business records; First Kentucky Machine Gun Company; Fort Benning prisoner-of-war camp; and prisoner of war articles and letters.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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