[Franz Altschuler/Henry Altschuler collection].

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[Franz Altschuler/Henry Altschuler collection].

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Correspondence, drawings and photographs from Franz Altschuler's World War II service with the 1st Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. Also included are photographs and postcards from Franz Altschuler's uncle and father (Henry) relating to Germany during World War I and the subsequent Allied occupation.

1.5 linear ft eight boxes.

Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7173984

Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st

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The 1st Division ("Fighting First" or "The Big Red One") was activated on May 24, 1917, assembled at the New York Port of Embarkation in June, and completed its arrival in France on December 22, 1917. The 1st Division was the first to arrive in France, first to suffer casualties, first to enter Germany, and the first to cross the Rhine. It saw action in the Sommerviller, Ansauville, Lucey, and Saizerais sectors in Lorraine, the Cantigny sector in Picardy, and took part in the Montdidier-Noyon de...

Altschuler, Franz, 1923- and Henry.

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