129th Field Artillery Regiment, US
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| 129th Field Artillery Regiment, US | |
|---|---|
| Years active: | – |
| Country: | United States |
| Service: | US Army |
| Branch: | National Guard (US Army) |
| Type: | Artillery |
| Specific type: | Field artillery regiment |
| Full size: | 1,500 |
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| Created: | |
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| Name1: | 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Missouri National Guard |
| Name1 Start: | |
| Name1 End: | 5 September 1917 |
| Reason for change: | Called into federal service |
| Sources for name1: | [1] |
| Name2: | 129th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Name2 Start: | 5 September 1917 |
| Name2 End: | |
| Reason for change: | |
| Sources for name2: | [2] |
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| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical and Administrative |
| Parent unit: | 60th Field Artillery Brigade, US |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
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Contents
Personal narratives
Verne Chaney
- US National Archives, ID 17343226: memoirs of Sergeant Verne Chaney, commander of #3 Section, D Battery, 129th Field Artillery Regiment.
Harry S. Truman
Future US President Harry S. Truman served as a captain, commanding D Battery of this regiment in France in 1918.[3]
- US National Archives, ID 46752351: "Fire and Orientation", notes by Harry Truman about his artillery training. You can help transcribe this document as part of the World War I Social Media Day on Tuesday April 11th 2017.
- US National Archives, ID 46701878: handwritten notes about his military career.
- US National Archives, ID 51459466: letter from Harry Truman to Bess Wallace, dated 19 December 1918, near Verdun.
- Harry S. Truman Library: a copy of Truman's military personnel file can be viewed online.
- The Harry S. Truman Library has also digitized Truman's wartime letters to his fiancee Bess Wallace:
Related media
- US National Archives, ID 530949: photo of officers of the regiment, including Harry S. Truman, in France, March 1919.
Official sources
Unit war diaries
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Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References
- ↑ Truman Library: Personnel file of Harry S. Truman
- ↑ Truman Library: Personnel file of Harry S. Truman
- ↑ Wikipedia: Harry S. Truman
