Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Albert John Carpenter Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Headquarters Company, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
- Location of Service: Camp Bowie, Texas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; France
- Highest Rank: Private
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/225
A 19-year-old student when he enlisted in the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division, Albert Carpenter served in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France during the final days of the war. As a soldier in the trenches along the Hindenburg Line, he experienced the gassings, mud, and bloodshed for which the war is infamous. In a series of short but vivid entries, his diary chronicles a single month, October 1918, which he calls "the most eventful month of [his] life."
About this Item
Title
- Albert John Carpenter Collection
Names
- Carpenter, Shirley Linn
- Carpenter, Albert John
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Carpenter, Albert John
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Headquarters Company, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
- Location of Service: Camp Bowie, Texas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; France
- Highest Rank: Private
- Dates of Service: 1917-1919
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011-09-14)
- Computer File: Flash Drive [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2018; 2017-04-18)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1920-1921)
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Transcription of document (collected 1918)
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 1918)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [1 item] -- Photographs (collected 1917-08)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/225
Online Format
- image