Rottman, Max letter - handwritten On front (recto):
Date of Enlistment: April 30, 1918
Military Camps to which went:
* Fort Slocum
* Camp McClellan [Anniston], Ala.
* Newport News, Va.
Units to which belonged:
* Co. K, 113th Inf., 29th Div.
Date of trip overseas: June 13-27, 1918
Service there: 11 months
Date of return: May 20/[19]19
Date of demobilization: May 23/[19]19
Honors received: None
On reverse (verso):
Was also to Camp Merrit[t], N.J. and Camp Upton, L.I. NOTES Letter follow the form of the survey
Fort Slocum (2) (Wikipedia)
http://fortwiki.com/Fort_Slocum_(2)
History of Fort McClellan, 1917-1999 (U.S. Army. Garrison - Fort
McClellan, Alabama)
http://www.mcclellan.army.mil/Info.asp
World War I (The Old Dominion Land Company and the Development of the City
of Newport News)
http://cdm15904.contentdm.oclc.org/ui/custom/default/collection/default/resources/custompages/odlcexhibit/index/ww1.htm
113th Infantry Regiment (United States) (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/113th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
29th Infantry Division (Blue and Gray) Heraldic Items (U.S. Army. Center
of Military History)
http://www.history.army.mil/books/Lineage/ACDSB/29ID.htm
Camp Merritt, New Jersey, During Workd War One (Ancestry.com. RootsWeb)
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/camp_merritt.htm
Camp Upton (Longwood's Journey)
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/uptonhome.htm |
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