Letters written by Clark Bruster, Fort Riley, Kansas, to his family in Waverly, New York. The detailed letters were written while he was training at Fort Riley. Bruster enlisted in the U. S. Army, was initially a member of the 9th Recruit Company, and later he was part of Artillery Battery A. The collection contains two postcards, one showing a Cavalry cantonment and the second, an Artillery Battery marching at Fort Riley.
Creator: Bruster, Clark
Date: June 21, 1917-November 04, 1917
Item Number: 219584
Call Number: 2010-157.01
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219584
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1910s - 1917
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Riley
Military - Service - Army - Artillery
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914-1919
Type of Material - Postcards
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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