United States Army Corps of Engineers, 25th Regiment
Date Created:
1932-10-20
Description:
Directory of members of the 25th Engineers Regiment American Expeditionary Forces that served during World War I. The roster is in alphabetical order by state and then name of member. The address and company in parentheses is listed for each member.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Program for the Victory Memorial Driveway dedication listing the schedule of events, committee members, addresses, and a list of the 555 names of soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses who lost their lives in service during World War I. The roster is not considered complete.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A list of all Minneapolis and Hennepin County marines, sailors, soldiers, and nurses who died while in service in World War I. The roster was accepted by the War Records Committee for the dedication of trees on the Victory Memorial Driveway, held June 11, 1921. Includes a supplement with additional names to be honored on May 30, 1922.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Directory of members of the 25th Engineers Regiment, B Company of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The roster includes information about transfers and deaths to regiment members.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 25th Regiment, Company A
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Directory of members and history of the 25th Engineers Regiment, A company of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The roster includes a listing of officers and enlisted men by state with their addresses.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Cyrus Foss Chamberlain died while serving in the Foreign Legion of the French Army as a candidate for the Lafayette Flying Corps. This book of correspondence was published for family and friends. The letters, written to his mother and father, describe the last year of Chamberlain's life and his experiences in WWI.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Diary of Sgt. Philip Olson who served in World War I with the 25th Regiment Engineers, United States Army. After his enlistment, he departed New York for France on October 31, 1917, aboard the transport ship Agamemnon. The journey was eventful due to fears about German U-boats, and an accident which involved their ship being rammed. Upon arrival in France, Olson took part in a number of projects including the building of a docks and doing engineering at the front in Verdun. In addition, he had various duties including working for the supply sergeant, warehouse work, and distributing kits through camp. These duties were performed in a number of locations in France including Brest, Bordeaux, Verdun, and Paris. At the close of the war, Olson took a trip to Monaco and Monte Carlo. After the signing of the Armistice in November 1918, Olson stayed for a time in France. During this time, he and the 25th Engineers aided in construction and rebuilding projects. In March of 1919, Olson returned to the United States by way of New York.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minnesota National Guard, First Infantry, Company I
Date Created:
1909
Description:
A collection of short essays written by members of the 1st Infantry of the Minnesota National Guard. In addition to reminiscences of the war, the book includes names and records of members and ex-members of Company "I" and photographs of some members.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library