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World War I daybook of Captain Hugh Evelyn Buckingham (1893-1974) from Memphis, Tennessee, a staff officer in the 115th Field Artillery. Includes the first two pages of the "Tagebuch" (Buckingham used a German notebook) and a 21-page typed transcription.

The notebook covers the period May 8 (sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey) to September 30, 1918 (Meuse-­Argonne Offensive), including details of training courses and daily life in the Field Artillery.

Identifier

sc.0240.001_006.001

Date

1918

Keywords

Buckingham, Hugh Evelyn.; United States. Army. 115th field artillery.

Hugh E. Buckingham World War I daybook

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