At an English Officers Training School in Northern France, 1918 March 16-22

Item

Identifier: U198.01.0001.0001.00001

Staff Only

Abstract

Typewritten transcribed letters from DU alumni Lieut. E. E. Odom to his wife, Olive, sent by Olive to Chancellor Buchtel in April 1918. Odom describes the experience of finishing officer training in France during World War I, especially the uncertainty of not knowing where he would be transferred. Odom details rumors that he heard about atrocities committed by German soldiers, and an attack by German soldiers on the trenches where he was stationed in Amiens.

Dates

1918 March 16-22

Creator

E. E. Odom, Lieutenant (Person)

Extent

1 Items ; 13" x 9 1/4"

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series 1 contains materal relating to World War I, including list of University of Denver students and alumni killed, Department of Veterans Contracts with University of Denver, and two scrapbooks of World War I material.

Related Materials

U198.01.0001.0001.00002 is a handwritten letter from Odom's wife to Chancellor Buchtel explaining that she ttranscribed the letters to give Buchtel an idea of what the soldiers were doing in France.