Papers : relating to the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1915-1921.

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Papers : relating to the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1915-1921.

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Papers relate to Irwin's service in Company A, 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division, during World War I. Includes: Boston newspaper clippings (1915); material distributed by the League to Enforce Peace (1916); a copy of The Welfare Association Co. A. Home News (vol. 1, no. 1, 1917 Dec. 25); Cavalry Club circular letters (1917 Aug. 28-1918 Sept. 22); 6 p. letter from H.P. Sheldon concerning losses in the Battle of the Argonne (1919 Jan. 17); menus for 102nd Battalion dinners (1919, 1921); program for the unveiling of a memorial tablet at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston; postcards, of the Victory Parade in Paris (1920 Nov. 11), places in France where American forces were deployed, including Neufchâteau, Thiaucourt (inc. 1 showing African American soldiers), Vaux, Rouvres la Chétive, Arcis sur Aube; postcard of the American front line trench (showing Gen. Pershing and Gen. d'Espery); postcard of the A.L.A. Library at Fort Devens. With a ribbon, "We are working for the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion."

circa 50 items in one folder box ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Irwin, J. C.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 26th (1901-1957)

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Sheldon H. P.

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

League to Enforce Peace (U.S.)

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The League's program, adopted upon its organization in June 1915, was to support the United States as it joined the League of Nations at the end of the first World War. The League was criticized by pacifist organizations for its apparent advocacy of the use of force to enforce peace. Former President William Howard Taft was the League's President. From the description of Collection, 1915-1921. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28329383 League to Enf...

United States. Army. Machine Gun Battalion, 102nd.

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