Pictures from WWI era pamphlet

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My paternal grandfather was a pack rat, a trait I've picked up somewhat. OK - a lot.

This 32 page 4x6 WWI era pamphlet published by the Prudential insurance company was in my dad's box of "army stuff" that I got out as often as I could when visiting my grandparents. I guess at the date as soon after the end of WWI.
The named president of Prudential was there from 1912 to 1922. The ship section notes 1916 as the recent past and 1921 as the near future. So, about 1919 feels right.

I've wanted to scan it for years but was wowed by how much time I knew it would take. I finally dove in.

The original paper was probably tan/parchment color. It's yellowed and brown now, so cleaning up the scans was intense. I'm not including the page of exposition with each picture to be able to upload them. The pictures are the best part.

5 here and then 5 in the next post.

 

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Part II

The message on the last page:


WHAT EVERY SOLDIER OUGHT TO KNOW

THE object to be aimed at in the training of a soldier is to make him, in mind and body, a better man than his adversary on the field of battle. Fitness for war is the only thing that counts, and every soldier should school himself to keep this constantly in mind.

His first duty is to acquire a soldierly spirit. This will help him to bear fatigue, privation, and danger cheerfully, will give him confidence in himself, his officers, and his comrades, and will produce such a high degree of courage and disregard of self that, in the day of battle, he will use his brains and his weapons coolly and to the best advantage.

A soldier must learn to be proud of his profession and particularly so of his own regiment or corps.

 

[Telecaster]

That's a treasure!

 

[Peak53]

Nice rescue with the prestidigitation!

 

[Golddollar]

Those pamphlets are fantastic. My maternal grandfather was a veteran of World War I at the Meuse-Argonne.

 

[Ugly Hombre]

Thanks for posting Sir!

 

[robvious]

my paternal grandfather was a Sergeant in the sanitation train medical corp ambulance group - also in the Meuse-Argonne... Golddollar hopefully our grandparents did not meet until the boat ride home...

 

[SG-688]

PDF copies - put it all together

I'll put up the pdf versions, two pages in each pdf, for any wanting to put it all together. Please do. I'm hoping for many to save and pass along this digital copy. There may not be many originals still around.

 

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PDF part II

PDF part II

 

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PDF part III

PDF part III

 

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PDF part IV

PDF part IV.

I've previously posted some of my grandfather's pictures. I have those, a unit history and my great-uncle's uniform - killed November 10, 1918. Grandpa was haunted to his last day by the death of his brother, the oldest and best that the others looked up to.

My mom's dad also served but never talked about it. Mom said the only thing he would say (when they complained about dinner) was that in WWI he was so hungry that he ate turnips with the dirt still on them....

 

[Justin T]

We had several relatives serve in War One. One of them worked in the 22nd Engineers, and another was a chief in the galley of the Oklahoma, newly completed in 1916. That guy stayed with the Oklahoma through his inter-war years, debarking for the final time in 1940.

 

[arjay]

My maternal grandfather and his cousin were Royal Scots.His cousin died in the battle of Loos in 1915. My grandfather returned home to the farm outside of Edinburgh after the war and started a family before dying at the outset of WWII
The "dandy 9th" was the last regiment to wear kilts into battle

 

[Ron In MD]

Thanks for posting. Nice history lesson.

 

[Sistema1927]

I guess that it shouldn't be surprising that the Aviation cord color was the same as Signal since aircraft were originally used for reconnaissance and carrying messages, only later to become fighting machines.

Neat stuff.

 

[Golddollar]

my paternal grandfather was a Sergeant in the sanitation train medical corp ambulance group - also in the Meuse-Argonne... Golddollar hopefully our grandparents did not meet until the boat ride home...

There is a chance our grandfathers did meet "over there." Pawpaw was wounded, according to his service record, and I remember him talking about having grenade fragments in his ieft shoulder.

The attached picture is of him in uniform.

 

[SG-688]

A couple more pictures from training for the bump. Camp in Houston, Texas.

 

[robvious]

There is a chance our grandfathers did meet "over there." Pawpaw was wounded, according to his service record, and I remember him talking about having grenade fragments in his ieft shoulder.

here is a picture of my grandfather.. since you are here with us hopefully if they did meet it was beneficial...

 

[SG-688]

Two more and a tease from an early WWII pamphlet.