Waldron Captain William (1 results)
Published by United States Infantry Association,, Washington, D.C.: 1916
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. 156 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Many diagrams, text illustrations, several large folding plates. Olive-green publisher's cloth, black lettering on front cover (minor wear, rubbing, some soiling front cover, slightly shaken), still VG- copy, from the library of former Sergeant Errol George Sinclair (1895-1971), enlisted in 1…917, trained with the Machine Gun Company at Fort Logan, CO, and Fort Douglas, UT, and then transferred in 1918 to the 10th Division at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, KS, together with Sinclair's Sergeant's stripes, and Registration Certificate, June, 1917. Third edition, of this volume in the "Waldron Books" series which proved to be vital training handbooks, with this title focusing on scouting, concealment, patrols, reconnaissance, messages, and more. Waldron (1877-1947) fought in the Philippines during the Philippine Insurrection, and in China with the 9th Infantry, and was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1922.