A&M 0834William Emory Paul World War I Papers, 1917-1919 A&M 0834Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:34:32 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William Emory Paul World War I Papers A&M 0834 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3501 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each) 1917-1919 The letters, diary, and service related documents of William Emory Paul, a Captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps, who served with the 327th Inf. Reg., 82nd Div. A.E.F. in France during World War I. Most of the documents are supply forms, regulations, and his service records and identification papers. The diary records his time spent at the front working in medical aide stations during the Meuse-Argonne campaign, for which he received promotion to Major. The letters are to his parents or to his wife and despite censorship rules, depict with much detail life in training at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, GA, conditions in war time France, life at the battle front and the movements of his unit and his travels on leave to Paris, Marseilles and Nice. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Preferred Citation

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 Camp Gordon (DeKalb County, Ga.) France Weather World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps World War, 1914-1918 United States. Army Paul, William Emory.