Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Hillie John Franz Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company L, 34th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division
- Location of Service: Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas; Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; France
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
A Texas farm lad of German descent, Hillie Franz fought the Germans in World War I. While serving in France, he found a nearly unused German ledger book and, in spite of his lack of formal education (Franz's spelling was often phonetic at best), he decided to record his experiences in the book. What Franz's account lacks in literacy it more than makes up for in capturing the chaos of the infantryman's life in wartime.
About this Item
Title
- Hillie John Franz Collection
Names
- Hornaday, Ella
- Franz, Hillie John
State of Birth
- TX
Home State
- TX
Headings
- - Franz, Hillie John
- - 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
- Unit of Service: Company L, 34th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division
- Location of Service: Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas; Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; France
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1918-1919
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1918 - 2004)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 06/18/1918)
- Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [3 items] -- Portrait (collected 1918)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/12617
Cite as
- Hillie John Franz Collection (AFC/2001/001/12617), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image