Clarence Carpenter Diaries

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Summary

Extent:
0.02 Linear Feet
Creator:
Carpenter, Clarence
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Diaries, 1918-1919, of Clarence Carpenter, a corporal in the United States Army during World War I. The first diary includes a list of all of the solidiers who were in his unit as well as their ranks. It also includes entries about his service during World War I, including his trip to Europe on the USS Wilhelmina, an encounter with a German U-boat, and their landing in France in July 1918. His unit never seemed to make it to the front lines before the war ended, so they marched to Marseille, from which they took a ship back to New York City. On the trip home, they spent time at Gibraltar. The second diary contains a typed transcription of the first.

Biographical / historical:

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Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in October 2011.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918--France