Henney, Homer (Homer Jay), 1896-1979

Abstract This collection consists primarily of letters that Homer J. Henney wrote to his family in Horton, Kansas while he was serving with the 137th Infantry during World War I. Also included are newspaper clippings, orders, financial records, and other materials documenting Henney's military service; a copy of Die Sagan: Das Leben der Herzogin Wilhelmine von Sagan Prinzessin von Kurland that Henney found in the bunker where Hitler committed...

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This collection includes 33 photographs documenting World War I in France during approximately 1917-1918. Among the scenes depicted are American and French artillery units, soldiers wiring trenches, cemeteries, and the results of shelling. These images appear to be part of a commercially produced and distributed set, not original photographs taken by Henney.