It can be paged for research in the Library. Pictorial History, Three Hundred Seventy-Second Infantry, 1941 contains photographs and information pertaining to the 372nd Infantry Regiment. More images and information related to the 372nd are available on Ohio Memory, a statewide digital library program. These men fought in the famous Meuse-Argonne offensive and were honored with the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military honor.īelow is a photograph of the 372nd Infantry Regiment marching on Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. French leaders had no objections to fighting side by side with black servicemen, and they quickly assigned the 372nd to the 157th Infantry of the French Army, also known as the Red Hand Division. Other units came from Washington, D.C., Maryland, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Connecticut to form the regiment.
The 372nd was an African American Regiment that served alongside the French Army during World War I. 372nd Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Infantry DivisionĬreated from the 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battalion, Companies E, F, G, and H became part of the 372nd Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Infantry Division. This collection can be paged for research in the Library. The Camp Sherman News, 1918-1919 was a newspaper that ran during the time period Camp Sherman was used and can be paged for research in the Library.Ĭamp Sherman Clippings, 1917-1919 contains newspaper clippings detailing activities of troops at Camp Sherman and can be researched on microfilm rolls GR 9273 through GR 9274 in the Library Microfilm Room.Ĭamp Sherman, 1917-1967 includes postcards and images that illustrate camp life, military training activities, and facilities at Camp Sherman. The United States government still maintains control of the land which now includes Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Chillicothe Correctional Institute.īelow is a photograph of soldiers reading at the Camp Sherman Library. More images of Camp Sherman are available on Ohio Memory, a statewide digital library program.Ī large selection of collections relates to Camp Sherman Soldiers, Companies, and Battalions is listed on the Online Collections Catalog and can be paged for research in the Library. The Camp was located northwest of Chillicothe and became known as the "Soldier Factory." Camp Sherman was disassembled after the war. Construction began on Jand continued until October 1917 with over 2,000 buildings in place. You can browse all World War I era newspapers, library, archives, and museum records using our Online Collections Catalog.Ĭamp Sherman was one of sixteen national training facilities to train soldiers during World War I, named after Ohio General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Some images and documents pertaining to World War I are digitized in the World War I in Ohio collection on Ohio Memory, a statewide digital library program.įurther World War I information, including draft registration cards, can be accessed by using Ancestry and Fold3 which are available via computers in the Library. These materials can be paged for research in the Library. Included in this list are the Summary of Operations in the World War, compiled by the American Battle Monuments Commission for many Ohio regiments. Volumes 1 to 19 pertain to the Army, while Volumes 20 and 21 are Navy, and Volume 22 is for the Marine Corps. Volume 23 is the Addenda.Ī selection of World War I regimental histories records are listed on the Online Collections Catalog. The Official Roster of the Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918 is available for research in the Library.
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