26 December 1918 Dear Bro [Lester Davis], Will drop you a few lines to let you know I’m OK and hope these lines find you all the same. Yesterday was Christmas and a big day here for the Soldiers – plenty of liquor and wine. I saw more drunks yesterday in one day than I […]
Tag: World War I
Happy Veteran’s Day! It is with gratitude that we honor our veterans past and present. Veteran’s Day began in 1919 as Armistice Day, a remembrance of the first World War and the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice recognizing its’ end on 11 November 1918. President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name to Veteran’s […]
Waco, Texas Camp MacArthur, named for Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur (father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur), was established in July 1917 to become the training camp of the 32nd Infantry Division which was made up of federalized National Guard units from Michigan and Wisconsin. The National Guard units arrived in September 1917 […]
Accotink [Ft. Belvoir], Virginia Camp A.A. Humphreys [sometimes spelled Humphries], named for Civil War Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys and built on the Potomac River near George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon home, was authorized in December 1917 and construction began in January 1918. In May 1918 the camp was designated as an engineer replacement and […]
William Daniel Reinsmith was born on 3 October 1889 in Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania to parents Joseph Reinsmith and Maggie Handwerk. William was a 27-year-old rodman (survey crew chainholder) for the Lehigh & New England Railroad Company when he registered for the first World War I draft on 5 June 1917. He was called for […]
Mineola (Garden City), Long Island, New York Camp Mills was established in September 1917 as a temporary camp. It was the birthplace of the famed 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division comprised of hand-picked National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia which was commanded by then Colonel Douglas MacArthur. It also became one […]