Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Edgar D. Andrews Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Company A, 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division; Massachusetts Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Massachusetts; France
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/103623
Corporal Edgar Andrews grew up in Boston, and his Massachusetts National Guard battalion was assigned to the 26th Division, also known as the "Yankee Division," as most of its components were National Guard units from New England. Andrews saw heavy fighting at Seicheprey in April 1918 and was also involved in the Aisne-Marne Offensive in July before being hospitalized due to illness in September. In his correspondence, he carefully avoided giving his family any details of the fighting, but the emotional impact that it had on him is evident. Andrews wrote most often to his mother and to his sister Susan, and their close relationship is unmistakable in their letters, as are the bonds of camaraderie among the soldiers in his battalion.
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About this Item
Title
- Edgar D. Andrews Collection
Names
- Masson, Marilyn
- Andrews, Edgar D.
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Massachusetts
Headings
- - Andrews, Edgar D.
- - 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, 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division; Massachusetts Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Massachusetts; France
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1917-1919
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a runner, machine gunner, and section chief.
Materials
- Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [8 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1917-1919)
- Manuscript: Clippings [11 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1917-1974)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [71 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917-1919)
- Manuscript: Creative works [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1917-1919)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [19 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1917)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1917-1919)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [3 items] -- Photographs (collected 1917-1919)
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [2 items] -- Photographs (collected 1917-1919)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/103623
Online Format
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