Ira A. Kenyon Papers and Still Images
1917-1942
WVM Mss 1588
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) of papers and 1.2 linear ft. (1 archive box, 6 flat boxes, and 1 oversized folder) of photographs.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Papers, photographs, and photograph scrapbooks pertaining to Ira A. Kenyon, a Phillips, Wisconsin resident who served with Company B, 119th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I. The collection is comprised of six photograph scrapbooks that document the unit's organization and activation at Camp Douglas (Wisconsin), training at Camp MacArthur (Texas), military service in France, and the return to the U. S. after the war. Photographs include various soldiers posing by themselves and in small groups, relaxing, participating in sporting events and other social gatherings, and interacting with civilians. Additional images show soldiers going through drills and maneuvers, weapons training, and performing various labor tasks around camp. Images from France also depict the destruction in villages and some of the trench works near the front line, along with soldiers living in close quarters in the trenches near the front. Some of the images have been labeled. Labeled images include names of soldiers and officers, along with context descriptions. Loose photographs are of similar images found in the scrapbooks. Also included is an oversized relief halftone print of a panoramic image of Company B, 119th Machine Gun Battalion, which includes the names of the soldiers and officers from the unit. Manuscripts include a photocopy of a newspaper article pertaining to the deployment of the 119th Machine Gun Battalion and biographical material pertaining to Kenyon.
English
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