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1. Thomas Estévez Terry collection, 1918-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

   2 diaries. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection includes two diaries documenting Thomas Estévez Terry's service in the United States Army during World War I. The first diary contains daily entries documenting his deployment from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, to France in January of 1918, and concludes with a December 31, 1918, entry, written while he was with American Expeditionary Forces in Occupied Germany. The second diary begins in January of 1919 while he was still stationed in Occupied Germany and contains daily entries by Terry until his return to the United States in August 1919. Topics covered include travel to Europe, training, office duties in France and Germany, the current state of the war in 1918, German atrocities, and the Paris Peace talks of 1919.

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2. Harold Benjamin Graham collection, 1917-2012 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

   Manuscripts: 107 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Harold Benjamin Graham collection documents Graham's United States Army service from 1917-1920. Harold Benjamin Graham was born on July 7, 1899, in Spring Valley, New York. In 1917 he enlisted in the United States Army and served with the 147th Aero Squadron at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. He was discharged in 1920 and died in 1948. Spanning 1917-2012, collection includes correspondence from Graham, his mother, and other family members.

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