Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Wallace E. Rand Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Engineers
- Location of Service: England; France
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/102665
Wallace E. Rand enlisted in the Army in July 1917, telling his mother that he thought he might as well join up before he got drafted. Serving with the 14th Engineers, he worked on light railway lines, hauling artillery ammunition, and while his letters generally spare his mother the details of the front lines, after a temporary transfer to the rear he tells her, "It seems funny not to hear the guns booming, it is so quiet." By October 1918, Rand was safely stationed far from the front lines, but sadly, he was not out of danger. He was hospitalized with influenza and died just days before the war ended.
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About this Item
Title
- Wallace E. Rand Collection
Names
- Kimball, Beth
- Rand, Wallace E.
Home State
- New Hampshire
Headings
- - Rand, Wallace E.
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Engineers
- Location of Service: England; France
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1917-1918
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1893-1917)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [38 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917-1918)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [16 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1918-1919)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1918)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [6 items] -- Photographs (collected 1899-1917)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/102665
Online Format
- image