Militär-dokumente 1917-19 Us-Major Haldeman Finnie (USA France) 338 Infantry

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Militär-dokumente 1917-19 Us-Major Haldeman Finnie (USA France) 338 Infantry
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Military documents 1917-19 US Major Haldeman FINNIE
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Documents from the 1st World war
and the early
Post war period.
From the
Career of
American majors Haldeman Finnie
(born 20. February 1887 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA; gest. in May 1967 in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan, USA).
Initially trained at the First Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., Then im
Camp Custer
. He was in the from May 1917
338
th
Infantery
active and was in November 1918 the
General Headquarters (General Staff)
assigned in France. In civil life he worked as a "mechanical engineer".
All letters / letters are glued to very brittle backing paper (parts of the edges loosen at the slightest touch); however, the assembled letters are not so fragile.
The sheets are not sorted chronologically and are usually pasted with documents on both sides.
There are among others:
2. June 1917: Registration Certificate ("entered First Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., May 13, 1917, Registered under Draft Law, June 2, 1917)
14. August 1917: "Discharge from Training Camp" for Finnie, "member of 3
approx
company of the Tenth Provisional Training Regiment ", issued at Fort Sheridan, signed by a major of the 38th
th
Infantery
15. August 1917: Ranking list ("Order to Camp Custer"), with Finnie as "first lieutenant infantry officers' reserve corps"
25. September 1917: "Certificate of exemption from Military Service" issued by the Local Board for Division 10, Detroit, Mich.
12. January 1918: "Application for War Risk Insurance" for Finnie, 338
th
Infantry, Camp Custer)
6. February 1918: "Gas school certificate" of the "Infantry School of Arms, 58
th
Division, Camp Custer, Mich. // with drawing "Range Card Machine Gun School"
11. February 1918: Machine Gun School Certificate (Camp Custer)
5. June 1918: Receipt of money by Finnie (Camp Custer, 338
th
Infantry, by Captain Andre G. Lookwood)
24. June 1918: printed ranking list with Finnie as captain
8/11 July 1918: Camp Custer reports on passing the "standard tests in anti-gas measures" and qualification for "over-seas service."
3. August 1918: newspaper clipping "The way we reached Liverpool"
20. December 1918: English translation of a letter from French Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), joint commander in chief of the Allied armies
Probably January 1919: Original photo (13.8 x 19 cm): "Officers of G-1, GS, GHQ" (Great Stuff, General Head Quarters); 34 officers can be seen, of which 24 are named in the legend)
2. February 1919: American Expeditionary Forces: Request authority to wear the War Service Chevron "for Finnie (this is also mounted!)
17. February 1919: 2-page transcript "Recommendation for appointment as Acting General Staff Officer", addressed to the Chief of Stuff, with a section on Haldeman Finnie: "Captain Haldeman Finnie, Infantry is a Mechanical Engineer in civil life, and entered the service on 13 May 1917, serving with the 338
th
Infantry until November 1918, the he was assigned to this Section. He has performed most excellent work in connection with Prisoners of War, including the return of our own prisoners, the repatriation of sick and wounded Germans in evacuated territory and of sanitary personnel, and the disposition of the multitude of important Staff questions which have arisen in connection with prisoners since the armistice. He is 31 years of age. "
18. April 1919: General Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces pass: "Captain Haldeman Finnie is authorized to accompany Major JB Haskell by automobile to Neufchateau, Clermont-en-Argonne, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Verdun, Toul, and the return to Chaumont."
5. May 1919: Printed "Promotion to Major"
8. and 12. May 1919: 2 letters (carbon copy) General Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces: Special Orders to Finnie: 1. "Trip to Bourges, Tours and Richelieu (amd Paris!) To arrange for the repatriation of German prisoners after the signing of the Peace Treaty"; 2. "Paris leave - never used."
15. May 1919: General Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces: Pass for "Trip through Occupid Germany and Belgium May 16-22, 1919."
Undated beautiful photo: "Bringing in German prisoners at Le Mesnil-Saint-Firmin" (South of Montdidier).
In addition, newspaper clippings (New York Times, 3. March 1919: Medal of Honor with General John Pershing // "My wards of the Central Prisoners of War Enclosure St. Pierre-des-Corps (From NY Times"), business cards etc.
Status:
Backing paper browned and extremely brittle, with massive damage to the edges; the documents glued to it browned, somewhat stained and wavy, rarely also damaged. Some inserts were removed (not by me). Please also note the pictures at the end of the item description!
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About the 338th Infantery (source: wikipedia):
The 338th Infantry Regiment was a National Army Infantry Regiment first organized for service in World War I as part of the 85th Infantry Division in Europe. It later served in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. Since then it has served as a training regiment, training Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers for service in support of the Global War on Terror. [
Service history
World War I: The regiment was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 338th Infantry and assigned to the 169th Infantry Brigade of the 85th Division. It was organized at Camp Custer, Michigan, on August 30, 1917. In August 1917, the regiment was organized with 3,755 officers and enlisted men:
Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 303
Supply Company- 140
Machine Gun Company- 178
Medical & Chaplain Detachment- 56
Infantry Battalion (x3) - 1,026
Headquarters- 2
Rifle Company (x4) - 256
The Doughboys of the regiment deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces and were billeted in the cities of Nevers and Cosne. The regiment didn't participate in any named campaigns during the war; Its infantrymen were used as individual replacements to the fighting divisions. After completing its war service in France it was demobilized at Camp Custer on April 14, 1919.
Between the World Wars: The 338th Infantry was reconstituted 24 June 1921 and assigned to the 85th Division (later redesignated as the 85th Infantry Division). The headquarters was at Lansing, Michigan. World War II: The 338th Infantry was ordered into active military service 15 May 1942 and reorganized at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men:
Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 111
Service Company- 114
Anti-Tank Company- 165
Cannon Company- 118
Medical Detachment- 135
Infantry Battalion (x3) - 871
Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 126
Rifle Company (x3) - 193
Weapons Company- 156
The regiment departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in December 1943 aboard the USS General William A. Mann with its supporting 329th Field Artillery Battalion. [13] Arriving in Italy on March 14, the 339th Regimental Combat Team was attached to the 88th Infantry Division and became the first regiment of the 85th to see combat during World War II on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, on March 28. After service in the Mediterranean Theater it was disbanded August 25, 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
Post World War II: The 338th Infantry was reconstituted November 6, 1946 in the Organized Reserves and assigned to the 85th Infantry Division with headquarters at Peoria, Illinois. On July 9, 1952, the Organized Reserve was redesignated the Army Reserve. On April 1, 1952, the headquarters was relocated to Danville, Illinois. On June 1, 1959 the 338th Infantry was reorganized as a training unit and was redesignated as the 338th Regiment, an element of the 85th Division (Training), with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois. [1]
Current assignment
As part of Operation Bold Shift, the 338th mission is to train Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers for war service before dispatch to the War in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, or elsewhere. [17] [18] All three battalions are elements of the 85th Support Command under the operational control of the First Army. As of 2018, the 1st Battalion is stationed at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, with the 181st Infantry Brigade, [19] while the 2nd and 3rd Battalions are stationed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, with the 157th Infantry Brigade. Each battalion provides Observer / Controllers to the NTC and JRTC to train units conducting rotations as well as conducting exercises at their home stations.
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Post World War II: The 338th Infantry was reconstituted November 6, 1946 in the Organized Reserves and assigned to the 85th Infantry Division with headquarters at Peoria, Illinois. On July 9, 1952, the Organized Reserve was redesignated the Army Reserve. On April 1, 1952, the headquarters was relocated to Danville, Illinois. On June 1, 1959 the 338th Infantry was reorganized as a training unit and was redesignated as the 338th Regiment, an element of the 85th Division (Training), with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois. [1] As part of Operation Bold Shift, the 338th mission is to train Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers for war service before dispatch to the War in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, or elsewhere. [17] [18] All three battalions are elements of the 85th Support Command und
Herstellungszeitraum
1871-1918
Land/Region
Vereinigte Staaten
Herstellungsland und -region
Frankreich