The Snapshots in Time Collection
WWI Letter from Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, Camp Lewis, February 17, 1918
A letter home from Private Willis W. Wagener, written February 17, 1918 from Camp Lewis, Washington. Addressed to his mother, it offers a candid glimpse into the daily rhythms of a World War I soldier's training camp life, from officer relations to a massive 25,000-man parade review, in the months before American troops deployed to the Western Front. Project: 218155