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Preferred Citation:

World War I Field Artillery Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Scope and Contents

Field Book, October-November 1918, kept in France. Records artillery unit activities as well as airplane activity with both the Allies and Germany. Page headings include "Enemy Activity, Infantry," Enemy Activity, Artillery, " "Aeronautics, Airplanes," "Aeronautics, Balloons," "Movement, Visibility," "Works, " "Miscellaneous" and "General Impression of the Day."

Includes a photograph of a young woman and a photograph of a baby with unclear note, "Leora. September 15, 1898" printed by Detwiler in Canton, Missouri.

Separated Material

Small flag transferred to the Artifact Collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Military records
• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations
• World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations
• World War, 1914-1918--France