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Description
From MCFL World War I Collection. Three page typescript with handwritten signature and handwritten title 'My Experiences as a Soldier.' Signature is illegible, possibly: H. Valderin Brazil R.M.A.? Undated. This account is part of a small collection of correspondence by local soldiers and their families in the World War I collection of the MCFL archive. It is by a soldier from Aromas, California, whose occupation at the time was apricot picker. It describes the soldier’s process of deciding to enlist, and his training experiences at Angel Island, the Presidio at San Francisco, and in San Diego.
Type
text
Format
Original Manuscript
Extent
8 1/2 x 13 in. 3 Pages of 3
Identifier
csalcl_000212 MCFLCR022 ark:/13960/t5q88xb04
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Place
Monterey County (Calif.)
Provenance
Monterey County Free Libraries California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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