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James Rudolph Sorenson
He was born in South Dakota, He's home state is Kansas. He's gender would be Male. He's race was White. -
Rifles
The difficulty with these former weapons were their unwieldiness. Pistol and the rifle, both key weapons on the battlefield. The fact that it was a one-shot weapon reduced its effectiveness. -
Trench Mortars
As with the grenade the mortar was yet another old weapon which found a new lease of life. The mortar was ideally suited for trench warfare. A mortar is essentially a short, stumpy tube designed to fire a projectile at a steep angle. -
Flame Thrower
The basic idea of a flamethrower is to spread fire by launching burning fuel. Most people cought burning solids -
War
He fought in world war 1914-1918. He was the private frist class. He was no prisoner of war. He's battles were Alsace-Lorraine, Aisne Marne, Meuse-Argonne Offensice. -
Vickers Machine Gun
The Vickers Gun, closely modelled on the maxim gun. Comprised the British army's standard heavy machine gun at the start of the First World War. -
Poison Gas
The development and use of poison gas was necessitated by the requirement of wartime armies. Deaths from gas after about May 1915 were relatively rare. -
Tanks
The first tanks were mechanically unreliable. There were problems that caused considerable attrition rates during combat deployment and transit. -
Calendar
He made his own calendar. In his calendar he wrote the dates of those who he knew and died. He as many names on it and ages of the one's he knew. -
In Uniform, Unit and service
In these picture it shows him in he's uniform. He's unit was Battery D. 147th Field Artillery Rregiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He's date of service was 1917-1919. He's entrance into service was the he enlisted. He's branch of service would be army. He's location of service would be Camp Dodge, Iowa, Franceand Europe. -
Letter
This is one of the letters to he's family. He sent the letter to 5717 Lydia Ave. KS
