Date Original
1919-1984
Description
This collection contains rosters along with lists of names and home addresses of the soldiers in Batteries A, B, C, D, and E, as well as rosters of the supply company and the headquarters company. There is also a folder of passenger lists of organizations and casualties in Battery F returning to the United States in 1919. Correspondence between different members of the company is also included.
Biographical/Historical Note
The 142nd Field Artillery unit consisted of a large number of men from northwest Arkansas. Most of the men included in these records were drafted in August 1917, and were trained at Camp Pike, Arkansas, before serving in France during World War I from August 1918 to June 1919.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000272
Resource Type
Text
Collection
142nd Field Artillery records, MS.000272
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
142nd Field Artillery records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
