Robert H. Gray Papers and Photographs
1914-1932
WVM Mss 300
1.8 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 5 oversized folders) of papers and 0.1 linear ft. (6 folders) of photographs.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Papers and photographs of Robert H. Gray, an officer in the medical corps of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Mexican Border War and the 107th Ammunition Train of the 32nd Division during World War I. The bulk of the collection consists of official papers, forms and documents that Gray received and used while serving in the United States military during the World War I era. Medical and quartermaster supply transfer forms, from Camp MacArthur in Texas and from the Western Front in Europe, document the types of supplies and materials that a World War I medical unit used to treat its patients. The collection contains a large number of circulated orders and memoranda from the 32nd Division headquarters during the occupation of Germany at the end of the war; these papers document commendations that were issued to various soldiers as well as training schedules, athletic activities, and orders to embark for home. The letters that Gray wrote to his sweetheart Norma Partridge, both during the war and the subsequent occupation of Germany, provide a personal side to the papers. Gray's letters discuss living conditions for the army in Europe, treating wounded soldiers from both sides of the conflict, the celebrations of the armistice, and his activities during the occupation. Among the photographs in the collection are eight of the 32nd Division, in post-war Germany, preparing for an inspection by General John J. Pershing.
English
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