The Snapshots in Time Collection

WWI Personal Correspondence, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener Letter Series, Page 14C

WWI Personal Correspondence, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener Letter Series, Page 14C

A handwritten page from a World War I soldier's letter home, describing life under artillery bombardment near the Western Front. The writer, an American serviceman, recounts sheltering in a converted wine-cellar dugout and reflects on the psychological toll of sustained shelling on a French town. Letters like this offer firsthand insight into the daily realities faced by American troops during the Great War. Project: 218261