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More of Edwin's Background
Veteran Dates of Service:1917-1948. Branch of Service: Army. Unit of Service 24th Infantry; 4th Infantry; 15th Infantry, Location of Service Leon Springs, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Columbus, New Mexico; Deming, New Mexico; Douglas, Arizona; China; Manila (Philippines); Juarez, Mexico. Highest Rank: Colonel. Prisoner of War,No. Service History Note The veteran was stationed along the Mexican border and was with the 24th Infantry when it battled Pancho Villa's forces in Juarez, Mexico. -
Edwin's Essay's and Book's
Edwin also wrote many essays and “books”. He sent most of them back home to his son. The essays he would send to his son were ones that he found. He loved his son very much. -
Russia Mobilizes
Russia mobilized its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. This move starts a chain reaction that leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities. -
World War I begins
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I. -
Edwin's Photos
Edwin took a picture of the Eiffel Tower and the fountains at the Esplanade du Trocadéro. He visited a lot of places during his deployment and he took pictures of some of the things he saw and the Eiffel Tower was Edwin's favorite picture he took. -
Germans Fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach. -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship carried 1,198 people. 128 of them were Americans. -
Germany limits Submarines
Reacting to international outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania and other neutral passenger lines, Kaiser Wilhelm suspends unrestricted submarine warfare. This is an attempt to keep the United States out of the war, but it severely hampers German efforts to prevent American supplies from reaching France and Britain. -
First Tanks
The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. Although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry, tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they would be. -
Edwin's Background
Edwin was a Colonel and he served as commanders of brigade-sized elements around 5000 soldiers. Edwin would send a letter to his son and wife whenever he had a chance too. He served in WWI for the entire time and fought after as well. He has been in many Wars in his lifetime going from WWI and Civil War and so on. -
Submarines Back
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in European waterways. This act, more than any other, draws the United States into the war and causes the eventual defeat of Germany. -
Zimmermann Telegram
British intelligence gives Wilson the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. In return, Germany promises to return to Mexico the "lost provinces" of Texas and much of the rest of the American Southwest. Mexico declines the offer, but the outrage at this interference in the Western Hemisphere pushes American public opinion to support entering the war. -
U.S Enters War
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States entered World War I on the side of France and Britain. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. -
Edwin's Diaries
Edwin made two diaries when he served in the war and he used them to stay up to date on things so when he's out of the war he can look back on it and see what is was like. One diary had 100 pages or more and that was his mainly used book and the other one had only 81 pages filled out. -
Germany and Russia Peace
The Germans signed a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. The terms of the treaty gave Germany huge tracts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland, and peace on the Eastern Front allows Germany to shift soldiers to the Western Front, causing serious problems for the French, British, and Americans.
