Bobo Burnett papers 1917-1946, bulk 1917-1919.

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Bobo Burnett papers 1917-1946, bulk 1917-1919.

Papers of Bobo Burnett, relating primarily to his service in the 117th Engineer Regiment, 42nd Division, American Expeditionary Force during World War I. Includes originals and transcriptions of letters from Burnett to his family and his diary (1917-1919); letters to Burnett from French and English friends (1919, ca. 1940-1946); and material about camps Wadsworth and Croft, army posts near Spartanburg.

6 linear inches

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Camp Wadsworth (Spartanburg, S.C.)

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Burnett, Annie Lelia Carlisle 1869-1928.

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Burnett, Bobo, 1892-1987.

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Bobo Burnett was a native of Spartanburg, S.C. He graduated from Wofford College and the University of South Carolina Law School. He entered the 117th Engineer Regiment, 42nd Division, American Expeditionary Force in 1917, and was stationed in the UK and France. After returning home in 1919, he joined his father's law firm. He later married Mamie Young and with her a daughter, Mamie Hunter Burnett. Burnett died in 1987. From the description of Bobo Burnett papers 1917-1946, bulk 1917...

Burnett, John James, 1863-1936.

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Camp Croft (Spartanburg, S.C.)

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Danckwerts, Molly.

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United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 117th

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