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America Goes Over [Part 1] captions transcript

America Goes Over [Part 1]

First of 5 reels documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, with footage featuring shots of European soldiers fighting and the entrance of the United States into the war with soldiers being drafted and trained. It also includes cartoons by famous A.E.F. artist Wally.
Date: 1927~
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
America Goes Over [Part 2] captions transcript

America Goes Over [Part 2]

Second of 5 reels documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I with footage of American soldiers on various assignments in Europe, particularly the Meuse-Argonne battle.
Date: 1927~
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
America Goes Over [Part 3] captions transcript

America Goes Over [Part 3]

Third of 5 reels documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I with footage of U.S. soldiers at camps and during battles at various locations in Europe, including the Saint-Mihiel Offensive.
Date: 1927~
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
America Goes Over [Part 4] captions transcript

America Goes Over [Part 4]

Fourth of 5 reels documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, including footage of U.S. soldiers in France and the start of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Date: 1927~
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
America Goes Over [Part 5] captions transcript

America Goes Over [Part 5]

Fifth of 5 reels documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I including general footage of U.S. soldiers in Europe as well as troops celebrating news of the November 11 cease-fire, and Joffre, Foch, Pershing, French, and other generals shaking hands.
Date: 1927~
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Armaments

Copy negative of two pictures taken during World War I. The top picture is of a few hours ration of French 75s. The many artillery shells are organized into many piles in a field. The bottom picture is of several cannons lined up near a building and trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dead mans hill]

Postcard of a hill with very little grass, the text at the bottom reads, "Dead Mans Hill Verdun."
Date: [1918..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Entrée des Français à Forbach]

Blank postcard with a photograph of a gathering of military men in France.
Date: 1917/1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Haskell E. Dishman to his Mother, November 8, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Haskell E. Dishman to his Mother, November 8, 1918]

Letter from Haskell E. Dishman to his Mother, November 8, 1919, written from somewhere in France. In his letter, Dishman tells his mother that he is getting around after two weeks in bed.
Date: November 8, 1918
Creator: Dishman, Haskell E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Marianne and soldier collect for the Red Cross]

A female figure representing Marianne is accompanied by a wounded soldier. They collect for the Red Cross. Marianne is dressed in a style to suggest the French Revolution, wearing a blue, white, and red skirt, a uniform jacket worn as a cape, and a long blue and red cap. She holds a Red Cross collecting tin in one hand and a small blue, white, and red keg under her other arm. She guides a wounded soldier, his head bandaged. He has one arm on Marianne’s shoulder, and the other holds a cane. The soldier wears a medal pinned to his coat, a cap with an inscribed band, and is smoking.
Date: 1916
Creator: Willette, Adolphe Léon, 1857-1926.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[METZ.]

Blank postcard with a photograph of a military gathering in France.
Date: 1917/1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty] (open access)

[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty]

This document contains orders to the First Lieutenants of the "Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps" that they are to report to active duty and the names of the men ordered to service are listed underneath the brief paragraph.
Date: March 20, 1918
Creator: Harbord, James G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976

Interview with Lee E. Johnson, a retired educator, concerning his recollections about military life during World War I. Johnson discusses his education; his enlistment in the Texas National Guard; his training at Pecan Gap; Camp Bowie; the formation of the 36th Division; officers training school at Camp Pike, Arkansas; embarkation for France; Saint-Amand and Saint-Nazairre.
Date: April 21, 1976
Creator: Milner, E. R. & Johnson, Lee E., 1893-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Earl Ray Davis in Uniform]

Photograph of Earl Ray Davis (1894–1972) in France, 1919. He is dressed in uniform, contains a bag wrapped around his shoulder, and sports a helmet. Standing in front of large bushes, he looks sternly into the camera.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Four Soldiers in Front of a Rock Wall]

Photograph of four enlisted soldiers wearing full uniforms, standing at ease in front of a loose stone wall in France. The men are identified as (left to right): Sergeant E. W. Koerth, Sergeant C. C. McKee, Sergeant Joe Herman, and Sergeant U. C. Erwin.
Date: December 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons]

Copy print of a group photograph of the officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons; the men are posing directly in front of a large airplane. There are three rows of men, those in the front row are kneeling, and there are two rows of men standing in the back. According to the photo this was taken in Toul, France in 1918. Names of the men are listed on the back from standing left to right.
Date: November 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Strasbourg]

Blank postcard with a photograph of a military gathering in Strasbourg, France.
Date: 1917/1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919] (open access)

[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919]

Telegram from Lieutenant Welihan to First Lieutenant Henry Clay, Jr. regarding his recent accepted proposal to be transferred.
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Whelihan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184]

Document outlining the trial of Private Clarence Shingleton on charges of theft, escaping confinement, and desertion, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 88] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 88]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the the award of a Distinguished Service Medal and that of several posthumous Distinguished Service Crosses.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Document to the A. E. F.] (open access)

[War Department Document to the A. E. F.]

This official War Department document contains orders to the named officers "of the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps," the names are listed on the following pages. The men are to "participate regularly and frequently in aerial flights."
Date: July 24, 1918
Creator: McAndrew, James W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary (open access)

The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary

Book containing statistical figures regarding the United States of America's conflict with Germany during World War I, including statistics for casualties, expenditures, and ordnance. Index starts on page 151.
Date: 1919
Creator: Ayres, Leonard Porter, 1879-1946
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library