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Wallace Rand in uniform [1917]

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

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"There is no need of worrying, Mother, so please look for me home, a year from now." (Letter, 08/27/1917)

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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[ Draft letter to "Commanding Officer" from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918] ]
[ Terminal Relief Assoc. "Due Card, 1917." ]
[ Receipt for Union dues, [7/1/1917] ]
[ Fragment of a letter from Louise [ca. 1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/23/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/27/1917] ]

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[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/23/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/2/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/2/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/11/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/15/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/18/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/19/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/26/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/29/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/5/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/22/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/30/1917] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/6/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/11/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/29/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/14/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/21/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [3/19/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [4/12/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/3/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/28/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/6/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/12/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [6/14/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/16/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Wallis" from Mary [10/3/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/5/1918] ]
[ Letter from Hazel Berry to Wallace E. Rand [10/6/1918] ]
[ Letter to Wallace E. Rand from his mother [10/7/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/8/1918] ]
[ Fragmentary letter to Ralph from Wallace E. Rand [10/16/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Ralph" from Wallace E. Rand [10/17/1918] ]
[ Fragmentary letter from unidentified writer to Wallace E. Rand's mother, informing her of his illness [[ca. 11/1918] ]
[ Fragmentary typed letter from Alden T. Bartlett describing the funeral ceremony for Wallace E. Rand [ca. 11/1918] ]
[ Handwritten legal contract between Jedediah Rand and another person to construct a building [n.d.] ]
[ Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918] ]
[ Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918] ]
[ Telegram informing the Rands of their sons death from pneumonia [12/6/1918] ]
[ Sympathy card to Edith Rand on the death of her son, Wallace, from Emilie Svenson (?) [12/8/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Louise" from Uncle manning (?) on the death of Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1918] ]
[ Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [12/11/1918] ]
[ Handwritten resolution from Wallace E. Rand's brothers in the Junior Order United American Mechanics to extend sympathy to Rand's family upon his death [12/23/1918] ]
[ Letter to "Ray" from Wallace E. Rand [ca. 1918] ]
[ Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [1/17/1919] ]
[ Letter from Mrs. Jedediah Rand to the Auditor for the War Dept. requesting information on Wallace E. Rand's pay and personal effects [1/20/1919] ]
[ Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother [2/28/1919] ]
[ Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother, concerning Rand's life insurance [3/6/1919] ]
[ Letter from the American Red Cross concerning a photo of the veteran's grave in France, photo enclosed [3/18/1919] ]
[ Official letter to "Commanding Officer" Company "A" 14th Engineers, from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918] ]
[ Formal letter from the Chief, Graves Reistration Service, American Expeditionary Force to Mrs. Jedediah Rand [12/9/1918] ]

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

  • 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

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Kimball, Beth, and Wallace E Rand. Wallace E. Rand Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.102665/.

APA citation style:

Kimball, B. & Rand, W. E. (1917) Wallace E. Rand Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.102665/.

MLA citation style:

Kimball, Beth, and Wallace E Rand. Wallace E. Rand Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.102665/>.