Here are others of our great-grandfathers who served in World War I.
- Thomas P Gallagher
- Ralph H Jarvis
- Ralph E Cheney
55 – Gallagher Jarvis Cheney – WWI
Military
54 – Ben Teply – WWI – Discharge and Home
The Armistice occurred on November 11, 1918.
By the end of November, the army had refocused its mission:
- The army in Europe was now an army of occupation
- A major demobilization was begun to return the troops to civilian life.
53 – Ben Teply – WWI – Armistice!
At 0830 on the morning of November 11, word was received at 89th Division headquarters that an armistice would go into effect at 1100 and that all firing should cease at that time.
Continue reading52 – Ben Teply – WWI – Medical Treatment
Ben Teply took a shrapnel wound in his right thigh on the afternoon of September 12.
Using his own records, some collateral info, and a bit of conjecture, we can follow his medical treatment.
Continue reading51 – Ben Teply – WWI – St Mihiel Salient
50 – Ben Teply – WWI – Into the Line
By 1918, the war in Europe had become a bloody stalemate.
In 1916 alone, battles at Verdun and the Somme each resulted in nearly one million killed and wounded.
Continue reading49 – Ben Teply – WWI – Deployment
On April 27, Colonel Reeves of the 353rd held a secret meeting with the company commanders.
“We’re going over soon; make your plans accordingly.”
Continue reading48 – Ben Teply – WWI – Training
47 – Ben Teply – WWI – Drafted
The US declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was enacted one month later on May 18, 1917. It called for a draft to raise a million man army.
Continue reading46 – Teply Lifestyle – Change – 1917
We’ve been talking about Teply lifestyle from 1890 to 1917, what I called the generation of Frank and Anna Teply.
They certainly lived many years thereafter, but these are the years from their early 20s to their 50s.
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