Fred R. Batchelder WWI Diary, 1918

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Title

Fred R. Batchelder WWI Diary, 1918

Subject

Fred R. Batchelder

Description

This item is a pocket diary of Fred R. Batchelder US Army 401st Telegraph Battalion, Supply Detachment. There are 165 daily entries documenting his experiences while serving in France. It includes descriptions of the countryside, the extensive damage of country, towns, and villages, German prisoners of war, massive air sortes, bombing and shelling, etc. The item gives an insight to the war from a first person point of view.

Creator

Fred R. Batchelder

Source

Special Collections at McFarlin Library, University of Tulsa

Date

1918

Contributor

Anna Martin

Rights

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Format

Width-3 inches, Length-4 inches

Language

English

Type

Diary

Identifier

University of Tulsa