2nd Battery 9th P.T.R.
Item
Title
2nd Battery 9th P.T.R.
Subject
Description
Soldiers training for artillery service in World War I at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence, Indiana.
Jack joined the Officer's Training Corps at Fort Harrison, Indiana in the summer of 1917. He trained with artillery, an assignment he greatly preferred over infantry work. Soon after arriving at camp, Jack wrote to his parents and requested that they send his Kodak camera.
Creator
Source
Speed Family Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Date
Type
Identifier
007PC28.63
Collection
Citation
Speed, John, “2nd Battery 9th P.T.R.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/250.