Floyd Boyce Phillips was one of millions of boys from the United States who were sent across the Atlantic to the Old Country to fight in the Great War. In this series of posts, we follow the 101st anniversary of Floyd’s journey and get glimpses of what was going on at home while he was over there.
Many thanks to Coralee for providing me with artifacts throughout the years and especially for the stack of WWI-era letters that were delivered to me on 31 May 2019. They have provided countless hours of family history entertainment.
– Denise
Sunday at Camp Stuart might not have been very exciting. There was probably a great deal of tension in the air as these boys waited to be deployed across the ocean.
Sunday
Some of the fellows went out to church but they put a veto on our leaving after this as we were issued helmets – wrap leggings – 2 collar ornaments and O.D. blouses. Also 2 pr of wool socks and heavy leather gloves.
An examp. of how we were to lay out our equipment for overseas inspection was demonstrated on a bed by the orderly barracks.
Floyd included diagrams in his journal of how to lay out his equipment.
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Sources:
Floyd Boyce Phillips, “Journal” (Army, 1918-1919).” privately held by Denise Krueger, Rochester, MN, 2019.
The Phillips Family
- Publication date: September 2015
- Pages: 432
- Formats:
- This book traces our Phillips ancestry. It follows the Phillips family from 18th century ancestors in New York to more recent asparagus farmers of Illinois. Five generations of descendants of Wilhelmus Philip are covered. The families of Jacob W Phillips, his son Albert Aveldo Phillips, his son Guy Allison Phillips, and his son Floyd Boyce Phillips are followed in detail.
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