1917 - 1918 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RELIC OF WORLD WAR I OFFICER TRAINING AND PROCEDURE HANDWRITTEN BY A DEDICATED SERGEANT WHO FOCUSED AND WORKED HARD TOWARD PROMOTION

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On offer is a super, original 1917 - 1918 66 page manuscript relic of American World War I training and military procedures handwritten by William K[eliikui] Wilcox Company I 1st I nfantry who was born in Ulapalakua Maui Hawaii May 30, 1887. Sergeant Wilcox lists his daily activities, officer's rank and responsibilities, condition of rifle reports, hand drawn maps, trench tactics, gas warfare, hygiene procedures, notes on gas warfare, tactical use of tanks, procedures of courts martial, shoe tests, payroll notes and some financial sections, duty roster diagram, cook's duties, recipe for bread, longhand addition +++. There is also a letter to the Camp Commander of Schofield Barracks regarding a commission to Lieutenant as he has completed Officer's Training School. Wilcox identifies himself on the cover and notes 'Camouflage Chieftain', Military Training Camp, Castner Brks [barracks] Oahu. The journal is kept in a flip style notepad which is somewhat fragile and has chips and rubbing a few loose pages and some pages were excised but appears otherwise complete and overall Fair.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, OTC, OFFICER'S TRAINING, WORLD WAR I, WWI, WW1, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, CAMOUFLAGE CHIEFTAIN, WILLIAM KELIIKUI WILCOX, ULAPALAKUA, MAUI, HAWAII, AMERICANA, US ARMED FORCES, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AMERICANA, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Show more