Private Ernest Talmage Ball

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Title

Private Ernest Talmage Ball

Subject

World War (1914-1918)
Argonne, Battle of the (France : 1918)
Prisoners of war
Luxembourg
Ball, Ernest Talmage, 1896-1958
West Virginia--Milton
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

Description

Ernest Talmage Ball, a private in Company G of the 131st Infantry during World War I, standing on a street in Luxembourg. The caption at the top of the photograph  reads, "Captured Oct.9.18 at Consonvoy wounded same date." Originally from Milton, West Virginia, Ball was captured during the Muese-Argonne Offensive, the largest American offensive of World War I.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

ca. 1918

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

400139
William C. Booth

Original Format

postcard
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

14 x 9 cm