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"WHATEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP." America had a policy of isolationism prior to entering the war and in many ways was not prepared for a world war.
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Thanksgiving Menu, Fort Jackson, SC
Many Mecklenburg County men trained at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. This was the Thanksgiving Day menu for 1917 for Company C of the 305th Field Signal Battalion.
Patriotic cartoon
During World War I, women were often used to promote patriotism in the media.
Thanksgiving Menu, back cover
Back cover of the printed menu for the Medical Detachment Mess at Camp Greene on Thanksgiving Day, 1918.
The Bugler
Before the days of mass communications, the bugler was one of the main sources of communication.
Thanksgiving Menu
Menu for the Medical Detachment Mess at Camp Greene on Thanksgiving Day, 1918.
Promotion certificate for Corporal Charles M. Paty
World War I promotion certificate for Corporal Charles M. Paty.
Menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, 1918
This is the menu for the Thanksgiving Dinner in 1918 at Base Hospital # 147, Camp Greene, NC.
Thanksgiving menu, front cover
This is the printed cover of the menu was given to the Medical Detachment Mess staff at Camp Greene to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, 1918.
Draft Registration Card
This is a sample of one of the draft registration card used during World War I.