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