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  • Collection: Decatur in The Great War 1917-1918

Surgical Dressing Class in James Millikin University

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WWI - Surgical dressings class at James Millikin University. C. 1918.

Class In Surgical Dressings, c. 1918

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WWI - Class in surgical dressings, Red Cross. C. 1918.

One of the Reserve Militia Companies c.1917

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WWI - photograph of one of the reserve militia companies. c. 1917

Officers of JMU Battalion c. 1917

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WWI - photograph of Officers of the James Millikin University Battalion standing in front of the Liberal Art Hall. c. 1917. This battalion was part of the Student Army Training Corps.

Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot, Decatur, IL. Dec. 13, 1917.

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WWI - photograph Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot. "The Last of the Volunteers," 12/13/1917. See U.S. Recruiting Stations, pg 34.

Telephone or Radio Operators

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WWI - Radio or telephone operators. c. 1917 See war savings stamps, pg 11.

Banquet given at S.A.T.C. mens hall for returned colored soldiers. 4/11/1919

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WWI - Banquet for returned colored soldiers at the SATC (Student Army Training Corps) Hall, April 11, 1919.

Thomas Daly - WWI sailor on the U.S.S. Connecticut.

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Photograph of Thomas Daly on the U.S.S. Connecticut. This Decatur native served on this battleship as a fireman during World War I.