Summary Information
Clyde R. Modie Papers
1893-1929
- Modie, Clyde R., 1875-1945
Mss 469
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers, primarily from 1893, 1917-1924, and 1929, relating to Modie's service in the Ohio National Guard in the Spanish-American War, and especially his service as a dental surgeon in the 32nd Division, American Expeditionary Force during World War I. Includes correspondence from Europe to his family, clippings, Army and National Guard documents, and medical supply inventories.
English
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Biography/History
Clyde R. Modie, a Williston, North Dakota, and Madison, Wisconsin, dentist who served as a dental surgeon with the 32nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, was born in Mt. Gillead, Ohio, on 11 January 1875, son of Martin Gates and Julia Augusta Modie. He did not attend high school but graduated from Ohio State University, and in 1907 received a degree in dentistry from the Ohio State University Medical School. Modie then headed west to establish a practice on the west coast. Persuaded instead to remain in Williston, North Dakota, he became the town's first dentist. There he met and married Grace Hobbins, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, who was teaching music in the Williston public schools. In 1915, the family moved to Madison where Modie joined the Jackson Clinic, founded by Dr. James A. Jackson, half-brother of Grace Hobbins father, Joseph Hobbins. He practiced in Madison from 1917 to 1927 except for his service in World War I.
Modie's military career began early with his enlistment in the Ohio National Guard in 1893. He subsequently re-enlisted in the Fourth Regiment of the Ohio Infantry Volunteers in 1898. He served in the Spanish-American War and remained in the Ohio National Guard until 1901. In 1917 he enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard and became a dental surgeon of the 32nd Division of the American Expeditionary Force. He served at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin; Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas; in France; and in Germany. After the war Modie remained in the Wisconsin National Guard until 1928 and worked two or three days a week at the Psychiatric Institute in Madison as its dentist. The suffering and destruction of the war seem to have had a devastating effect on Modie, and in 1927, because of poor health, he moved to Missoula, Montana. Grace followed the next year. She died in 1935, and he died on 27 February 1945. They are survived by their only child, Margaret (Mrs. James S.) Watrous.
Scope and Content Note
The papers relate primarily to Modie's World War I service. There is no information concerning his civilian life. Included are correspondence, clippings, Army and National Guard documents and medical supply inventories. These are arranged by type of document and chronologically thereunder. The major portion of the papers consists of letters from Modie to his family during his years of service, 1917-1919, as a dental surgeon with the American Expeditionary Force. They describe many of his activities and document his location throughout the war. Modie's service in the Spanish-American War and in the Ohio National Guard is sparsely documented. Other papers include his military medical records and other official documents regarding his World War I service, his commissions, and his clippings concerning the 32nd Division's history throughout the war.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Mrs. Margaret Watrous, Madison, Wisconsin, 7 June 1977. Accession Number: M77-285
Contents List
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Correspondence, 1917 Jul - 1919 May
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6
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Ohio National Guard, 1893-1901, 1917
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7
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Fourth Regiment of the Ohio Infantry Volunteers, 1898-1899, 1929
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American Expeditionary Force
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1
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8
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General, 1917 Jul - 1919 Jun
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9
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Medical, 1917 Aug - 1919 Apr
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10
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32nd Division - Clippings, 1918 Jan - 1919 Jul
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11
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Wisconsin National Guard, 1917-1928
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12
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United States Army - Commissions, 1919-1926
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13
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Memberships - American Legion and the Masonic Lodge, 1918-1919
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