129th Field Artillery Regiment, US
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| 129th Field Artillery Regiment, US | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | United States |
| Service: | US Army |
| Branch: | National Guard |
| Type: | Artillery |
| Specific type: | Field artillery regiment |
| Full size: | 1,500 |
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| Name1: | 129th Field Artillery Regiment |
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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.[1]
- 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.
You can help transcribe Truman's notes about his artillery training as part of the World War I Social Media Day on Tuesday April 11th 2017.
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
