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The First Battle of Marne
The first battle of Marne was fought from September 5, 1914, through September 12, 1914, and succeeded in pushing the Germans back for a distance of 40 to 50 miles and thus saved the capital city of Paris from capture -
The First Battle of Ypres
The first battle of Ypres was in West Flanders, Belgium, and was an attempt by the German army to break through Allied lines and capture French ports on the English Channel to gain access to the North Sea and beyond. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
Gallipoli Campaign was an operation against Turkey, intended to force the 38 mile long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie Chotek was carried out by Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. -
Porritt's Commission
Porritt's commission from the American Expedictory headquarters in France. -
Longshaw Kraus Porritt receives a letter from Connecticut Treasurer rejecting an application
Porrit got a letter from the Connecticut Treasurer rejecting his application for a Connecticut WW1 bonus on the basis that Porrit served less than 90 days during WW1. -
Kraus Porrit Memoir
A handwritten memoir written in support of Porritt's application for the Connecticut World War I bonus. -
A Postcard to Porritt
A postcard to Porritt from an unknown writer but the document is in a foreign language. -
Porritt Earns the Italian War Merit Cross Award
Certificate from the Royal Italian Army, awarding Porritt the Italian War Merit Cross. Anyone who served 1 year in the war in contact with an enemy or received the Medal of the Wounded was awarded this medal. -
Porrits Written Statement
Typed statement by Porritt, written from the Italian war zone, defending himself from charges that he favored fair play "for the Boche after the war”.