Army Letters From Camp Travia Texas 1917
A soldier from Sioux City writes home about enlistment at Fort Logan and Lookout Mountain, training at Fort Leavenworth, and rifle practice. He describes the journey, the supervision by Col. Cody’s memorial, and the daily life of drills, meals, barracks, and showers, noting his growing marksman potential and the rigors of army work.
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Travia
Tex
Itor Register-Tribune
Sioux City
Omaha
Ft. Logan
Cola
O. K
Logan
Rockies
Lookout Mountain
Col. W. F. Cody
Cody
Olden
Colo
Denver
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
P Co
Reg
Engra
Leavenworth
Hut
Army life letters reveal camp Travis drills and meals
Irving H. Knudson writes from Camp Travis Texas about his transfer to the 504th Engineers Service Battalion as a corporal. He notes segregation by race among officers and noncoms, separate quarters and meals, and jokes about drilling recruits who mostly cannot read or write. He mentions a reunion with John Gommels at Kelley Field and the growing army presence near San Antonio.
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Leavenworth
Camp Travis
Co. D
509Th Engineers Service Battalion
Akron
San Antonio
Joh Gommels
Mr. Wintersteen
Kelley Field
Aviation Corps
Travis
John
Alstan
Port Sam Houston
Camp Stanley
Irving H. Knudson
Clo
504Th
Engrs
Camp Travia
Texas
Unfurls Military Service Flag At Storm Lake Office
A large blue star flag bearing the number 6863 is unfurled from Towa Telephone Co at Storm Lake. The tag count shows Bell Telephone System employees in military service across all states. A portion volunteers serve in the army signal corps.
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Towa Telephone Company
Storm Lake
Towa
Bell Telephone System
Army
Horses for Sale and Water Meter Service Ad
25 head of horses aged 3 to 11 years offered for sale plus young mules by Bohl, ken Bros. & W. H. Morse of Akron, Indiana. Also a water meter installation service by Klauer-Swanson Co offering reasonable rates before severe cold weather.
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Bohl
Ken Bros
W. H. Morse
Akron
Klauer-Swanson Co
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Republic
Fields Farm
Duroc-Jersey Shoals
John Deere Gang
McCormick
Janesville
F. H. McFarland
H. Shoulberg
Henry J. Callaghan
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