John Sherman Lathrop was a student at the University of Illinois when the United States entered into World War I – he was also a soldier, first of the Illinois National Guard and then of the famed 42nd Infantry Division in France during 1918.
Tag: WWI
When the United States entered into World War I in April 1917, the United States’ Regular Army only had a strength of 108,000 men, and was woefully unprepared to enter into a global conflict.
Listed below are World War I Army training camps and cantonments by state. This list is not complete, and will be expanded over time. To read more about World War I training camps and cantonments, see our blog here. Camp Name – City – (Designation) Underlined camps are links to additional photos, postcards, and information. […]
In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and […]