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[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]

Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Service Record, World War I and II : O'Donnell and Vicinity. (open access)

Service Record, World War I and II : O'Donnell and Vicinity.

Directory of the men and women from Lynn County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during both world wars. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. Also included are other various photographs from the time period.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of Four National Guard Captains] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping of Four National Guard Captains]

Newspaper clipping showing four pictures of the "Captains of Four Companies of Texas National Guard Mustered in Yesterday." The captains of the companies are: S. A. Stewart, Arch C. Allen, Ben H. Smith, Frank Wozencraft; also included is the envelope that the clipping was delivered in to Ensign June Yates.
Date: July 5, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 86] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 86]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding a change of command for U.S. Army Southern Department, economizing the use of steel, the establishment of the Commissioned Personnel Branch, new regulations for transfers, and operations districts of the Motor Transportation Corps.
Date: September 18, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Establishing the American Way of Death: World War I and the Foundation of the United States’ Policy Toward the Repatriation and Burial of Its Battlefield Dead (open access)

Establishing the American Way of Death: World War I and the Foundation of the United States’ Policy Toward the Repatriation and Burial of Its Battlefield Dead

This thesis examines the policies and procedures created during and after the First World War that provided the foundation for how the United States commemorated its war dead for the next century. Many of the techniques used in modern times date back to the Great War. However, one hundred years earlier, America possessed very few methods or even ideas about how to locate, identify, repatriate, and honor its military personnel that died during foreign conflicts. These ideas were not conceived in the halls of government buildings. On the contrary, concerned citizens originated many of the concepts later codified by the American government. This paper draws extensively upon archival documents, newspapers, and published primary sources to trace the history of America’s burial and repatriation policies, the Army Graves Registration Services, and how American dead came to permanently rest in military cemeteries on the continent of Europe. The unprecedented dilemma of over 80,000 American soldiers buried in France and surrounding countries at the conclusion of the First World War in 1918 propelled the United States to solve many social, political, and military problems that arose over the final disposition of those remains. The solutions to those problems became the foundation for how …
Date: August 2015
Creator: Hatzinger, Kyle J.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Normal School, 1918 (open access)

The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Normal School, 1918

Yearbook for North Texas State Normal College in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1918
Creator: North Texas State Normal College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, Number 126, War Department, November 11, 1919 (open access)

Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, Number 126, War Department, November 11, 1919

Book containing the names and deeds of the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal awarded for actions during World War I. It includes information such as whether the award was posthumous, the person's rank, and their company (if applicable).
Date: 1920
Creator: United States. Adjutant-General's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library