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- Collection: Decatur in The Great War 1917-1918
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Surgical Dressing Class in James Millikin University
WWI - Surgical dressings class at James Millikin University. C. 1918.
Superintendent Engleman Tagging Coal Shovel
WWI - Superintendent Engleman tagging coal shovel, Jan 1918.
One of the Reserve Militia Companies c.1917
WWI - photograph of one of the reserve militia companies. c. 1917
Officers of JMU Battalion c. 1917
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.
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
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
WWI - Banquet for returned colored soldiers at the SATC (Student Army Training Corps) Hall, April 11, 1919.
Window Display, 5th Liberty Loan, at William Gushard Dry Goods and Co. c. 1918
WWI - 5th Liberty Loan Window Display at William Gushard Dry Goods & Co. Store,
Thomas Daly - WWI sailor on the U.S.S. Connecticut.
Photograph of Thomas Daly on the U.S.S. Connecticut. This Decatur native served on this battleship as a fireman during World War I.