Personal Narrative 3D Object Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing William Frederick Nice Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 49th Company, 5th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: France
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1339
By the time the United States entered World War I, William Frederick Nice was a 12-year Marine veteran of campaigns in Haiti, Santo Domingo, Mexico, and Cuba. Nice fought in some of the Great War's fiercest battles, serving in the 49th Company whose slogan was "We tame the tough ones and toughen the tame ones." The exploits of the 49th inspired a popular book,
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About this Item
Title
- William Frederick Nice Collection
Names
- Nice, William Frederick
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Nice, William Frederick
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
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: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 49th Company, 5th Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: France
- Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer
- Dates of Service: 1917-1919
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- (collected 1919-06-25)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 2002-08-08)
- Manuscript: Clippings [ item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 1890-01-04)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] -- (collected 1935)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [8 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [2 items] -- (collected 1937)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 1925-04-15)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [9 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- (collected 1933-09-10)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 1920-03-29)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- (collected 1961)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Scrapbooks [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1930-1945)
- Artifact: Artifact [14 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- (collected 1919)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- (collected 1919)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1339
Cite as
- William Frederick Nice Collection (AFC/2001/001/1339), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image