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Title: DAR, Kansas City Chapter, World War I Scrapbook
Description: The men of Battery A, 129th Field Artillery, were officially mustered into Federal Service on August 5, 1917, as part of the 35th Division, United States First Army, Allied Expeditionary Force. Most of the men of the battery were natives of Kansas City, Missouri. The battery trained at Camp Doniphan, located at Fort Sill, several miles from Lawton, Oklahoma. In the fall of 1918, the 129th Field Artillery participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Argonne Forest, near Verdun in northwest France. The battery returned to a hero's welcome in Kansas City the following year, 1919. The Record of Battery "A" is a bound scrapbook of 101 pages containing newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, letters, and typed material. Items in the collection follow the course of the battery's involvement in World War I, reflecting the training of the men, their combat experiences, and their return to Kansas City. The scrapbook also illustrates the involvement of domestic organizations in supporting U.S. troops in wartime.
Date: 1917/1919
Object Type: Book

Title: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of Army barracks identified on the front of the postcard as: "Barracks. Fort Sill, Okla." Battery A was sent to Fort Sill for their military training previous to entering World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: SC90 DAR, Kansas City Chapter, World War I Scrapbook Finding Aid
Description: The men of Battery A, 129th Field Artillery, were officially mustered into Federal Service on August 5, 1917, as part of the 35th Division, United States First Army, Allied Expeditionary Force. Most of the men of the battery were natives of Kansas City, Missouri. The battery trained at Camp Doniphan, located at Fort Sill, several miles from Lawton, Oklahoma. In the fall of 1918, the 129th Field Artillery participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Argonne Forest, near Verdun in northwest France. The battery returned to a hero's welcome in Kansas City the following year, 1919. The Record of Battery "A" is a bound scrapbook of 101 pages containing newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, letters, and typed material. Items in the collection follow the course of the battery's involvement in World War I, reflecting the training of the men, their combat experiences, and their return to Kansas City. The scrapbook also illustrates the involvement of domestic organizations in supporting U.S. troops in wartime.
Date: 1917/1919
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Description: View of buildings, thought to be military Camp Doniphan located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Medicine Park, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of lake and swimmers. Indentified on the front of the postcard as: "Medicine Park, Okla., Mt. Scott in Distance, Near Camp Doniphan." Battery A was sent to Camp Doniphan at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for their military training for World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of barracks and tents, identified on the postcard as "Camp Doniphan, Okla." The camp was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Battery A was sent there for military training for World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Lawton, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view, street scene identified as Lawton, Oklahoma. Lawton was located in the vicinity of Fort Sill and Camp Doniphan where Company A went to train for World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of tents and barracks identified as Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. Camp was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was used in training of American soldiers in World War I. Battery D (A) was stationed there.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view identified as "Artillery on hike. Camp Doniphan, Okla." Battery A from Kansas City was sent to Camp Doniphan (Fort Sill) to train for active duty in World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Walter G. Slagle
Description: Full body view of World War I soldier in uniform identified as 1st Lt. Slagle, thought to be Walter G. Slagle. Location of picture not given. He was a member of Battery A, 129th Field Artillery.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view identified as "View of Medicine Creek at Fort Sill, Oklahoma." Soldiers on horseback and on foot are in view. Photograph may be a postcard. According to a newspaper clipping in the scrapbook, Battery A came to For Sill and Camp Doniphan on August 23, 1917.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Roy T. Olney
Description: View of uniformed World War I soldier mounted on a horse and identified as Captain Olney, who was a member of Company A, 129th Field Artillery. Location not given.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James M. Pendergast
Description: Portrait of World War I soldier in uniform identified as 2nd Lt. Pendergast, believed to be James M. Pendergast, nephew of Tom Pendergast. Location not given.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of soldiers lined up by tents. Identified as "Waiting For Inoculation Against Typhoid. Camp Doniphan, Okla." Camp Doniphan was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Battery A was sent there for training for World War I duty.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of soldiers gathered around what appears to be a phonograph. Identified on front of postcard as "A Gift From Home Furnishes Music For Our Boys. Camp Doniphan,Okla." Soldiers are not identified. Camp Doniphan was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Battery A from Kansas City was sent there for military training for World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Charles S. Wengert
Description: Full body view of World War I soldier identified as 1st. Lt. Wengert, location not given.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of soldiers marching. Identified on postcard as: "Infantry on Hike. Camp Doniphan, Okla." Camp Doniphan was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Battery A was sent there for World War I training.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Charles S. Wengert of Battery A
Description: Head and shoulder portrait of World War I soldier in uniform identifed as Lieutenant Wengert. Information on page nine indicates his name was Charles S. Wengert, a Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, Battery A., 1st Battalion, Missouri Field Artillery when the organization was mustered into service on May 16, 1917.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Roy Olney
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a World War I soldier in uniform identified as Captain Olney of Battery A. Notations in scrapbook indicate that he gave a talk about Camp Doniphan to an afternoon meeting in 1918 of the local DAR Committee of Battery A.
Date: 1918-02-20
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Military Musicale at Mrs. B. T. Whipple's Residence
Description: Exterior view which includes a partial residence scene and a lawn tent. Believed to be the home of Mrs. B. T. Whipple located at 4538 Warwick Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. According to information found in the scrapbook, a military musical was sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of the DAR at the Whipple home in honor of Battery D. Mrs. Whipple was the sister of Marvin Gates, the company's captain.
Date: 1917-06-09
Object Type: Photograph

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