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APRIL 6 TH, 1917: THE UNITED STATES & YOLO COUNTY ENTERED WORLD WAR 1 THE THE GREA GREAT T WA WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS NARA IMAGES ON APRIL 6 TH , 1918 THE COUNTY HELD A MASSIVE PATRIOTIC PARADE IN WOODLAND YOLO COUNTYS

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APRIL 6TH, 1917: THE UNITED STATES & YOLO COUNTY ENTERED WORLD WAR 1

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THE THE GREA GREAT T WA WAR

“THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”

NARA IMAGES

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ON APRIL 6TH, 1918 THE COUNTY HELD A MASSIVE PATRIOTIC PARADE IN WOODLAND

YOLO COUNTY’S SERVICE FLAG HAD ALMOST 600 BLUE STARS OF WHICH FOUR WERE GOLD

YCA C7‐6 APRIL 6TH 1918, PARADE WOODLAND YCA C7‐4 APRIL 6TH 1918, PARADE WOODLAND ‐HIGH SCHOOL RED CROSS FLAG

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THEY CAME TO HONOR ALL THOSE THAT SERVED: ON THE HOME FRONT

CSL COUNTY LIBRARIAN ELEANOR HITT YCA B9‐45 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR’S 1920’s YCA AG EX SCRAP BOOK G.H.HECKE‐HORTICULTRAL COMMISSIONER

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AND ON THE MILITARY FRONT

http://usmclife.com/wp‐ content/uploads/2017/07/ World‐War‐I‐Marines.jpg IMAGE COURTESY:AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

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Judge W. A. Anderson County Sheriff J. W. Monroe County Supervisor J. S. Scott County Clerk H. S. Saunders

YCA F15‐17 SHERIFF MONROE

THE COUNTY HAD “GONE OVER THE TOP” IN ALL IT’S WAR EFFORTS

LED BY THE YOLO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE

YCA WW1 ALBUM MAY 13, 1918 JUDGE W. A. ANDERSON

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THE COUNTY RAISED $1,5740.00 DURING TWO LIBERTY BOND CAMPAIGNS

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BOUGHT $130,000. THE JOHN WOHLFROM ESTATE $50,000 WORTH OF BONDS

POSTERS, MOVIES, NEWSPAPER ADS AND OTHER PROPAGANDA METHODS USED BY THE CPI

LC POSTER LIBERTY BONDS LC POSTER LIBERTY BONDS

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HERBERT HOOVER HELD UP YOLO COUNTY TO THE COUNTRY AS A COUNTY TO EMULATE

LC POSTER:.pnp/ppmsca.50987 “VICTORY CONGRESS PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BILL” YCA #A1‐173 HARVESTING ON THE HARLAN RANCH

HAD THE LARGEST HARVEST IN ITS HISTORY HELPING FEED THE STARVING OF EUROPE

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EVERYONE WAS EXPECTED TO “DO THEIR BIT” FOR THE WAR

LC POSTER‐USZC4‐960 “BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS” LC POSTER‐USZC4‐7756 “OUR BOYS NEED SOX”

OVER 600 YOLO WOMEN WORKED FOR THE RED CROSS

  • W. WILSON LIBRARY IMAGE AMERICAN RED CROSS SURGICAL WORKS
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ALL THE MEN AGED BETWEEN 21 AND 30 WERE REGISTERED FOR THE DRAFT BY THE COUNTY

YCA C9‐19 H.R. SAUNDERS COUNTY CLERK

FAILURE TO REGISTER LED TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL AND THEN ENFORCED REGISTRATION

sos.oregon.gov

WEBSITE IMAGE:

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THE COUNTY DRAFT EXEMPTION BOARD EXAMINED, SELECTED AND INDUCTED OVER 10O DRAFTEES INTO THE NATIONAL ARMY

YCA FIRST WORLD WAR ALBUM VOL 1 WDD 10/7/1917

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THE DRAFT BOARD HANDLED THE DRAFTING OF AFRICAN AMERICANS SEPERATELY

IN OCTOBER OF 1917, THE FIRST TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE SELECTED BY THE BOARD TO REPRESENT YOLO COUNTY. DIGGS WAS A BOXER FROM WOODLAND AND WAS VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE COUNTY. JOE DICK CLARK WAS A TRACTOR ENGINEER FROM MADISON.

JOE DICK CLARK JACK PORTER DIGGS

YCA WW1 ALBUM WDD 10/29/1917

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ALL THE DRAFTEES WERE SENT TO CAMP LEWIS

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ALMOST 500 YOLO COUNTY “BOY’S” HAD VOLUNTEERED:

CSL STANLEY HALSTEAD DONOVAN REGULAR ARMY‐RIVERBANK LC‐DIG‐ds‐03216 “DESTROY THIS MAD BRUTE” LC DIG ‐ppmsc‐03521 “I WANT YOU FOR THE US ARMY”

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QUATERMASTER CORPS

The Liberty Truck-New Standard Issue The US Mule-Standard Issue FRANK HOLLINGSWORTH AND 11 OTHER MEN FROM YOLO JOINED THE QMC

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IMAGE COURTESEY US ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MEDICAL HISTORY

AMBULANCE CORPS

RUSSELL JAMES LOWE, ALONG WITH 5 OTHER BOYS JOINED THE AMBULANCE CORPS. FELLOW 1907 WHS GRADUATE, FRED FAIRCHILD BECAME A SURGEON AT LETTERMAN HOSPITAL IN S.F.

YCA ILEX COLLECTION 1918

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ARTILLERY CORPS TANK CORPS

EARL MURRAY, AMONG OTHERS, JOINED THE ARTILLERY CORPS

  • DR. BOB DONATION

OTTO FISHER AND SCHURLEY EMIL SCHLUER BOTH JOINED THE TANK CORPS EVEN THOUGH AMERICA HAD NO TANKS OF THEIR OWN

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THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS

  • MOST WHO JOINED WERE

NOT PILOTS BUT SUPPORT TROOPS

  • MOST NEVER SAW THE

FRONT

Frank Stephens, James Dickason, Fred Moedinger, Russell Robinson, Jack McDonald, Thomas Simpson, Adalbert Hoover all joined the Signal Corps

LC POSTER ‐USZC4‐7558 “OVER THERE…AIR SERVICE”

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AVIATION: THE NEW FRONTIER

  • CHARLES E CAROLES
  • JOSEPH CAROLES
  • WILLIAM HAROLD CURSON
  • OTTO DANDER
  • MANDERSON EVANS
  • WILLIAM SANBORN
  • PHIL SMITH
  • HOME WYATT

LC‐USZC4‐3301 “BE AN AMERICAN EAGLE”

SOME OF THE BOYS WHO JOINED THE SIGNAL CORPS-AVIATION BRANCH AS PILOTS

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CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD THE 40TH DIVISION“SUNSHINE DIVISION”

71 BOYS IN CO F, NATIONAL GUARD WOODLAND WENT TO TRAIN AT CAMP KEARNY

NATIONAL ARCHIVES IMAGE 26434001 LI 165‐WW‐140F‐14 CAMP KEARNY YCA SPECIAL COLLECTION ALVIN JENKS NATIONAL GUARD CO F

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THE NAVY recruited heavily in Yolo County. 80 BOYS JOINED UP in first months!

JAMES L GLENN OF BRYTE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY IMAGE YCA WW1 ALBUM OTIS MANSFIELD YCA WW1 ALBUM CHARLES MANSFIELD LC POSTER-DIG-ppmsca-40824 “GEE I WISH”

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THE MARINES

WILLIE CHAPMAN WOODLAND DEMOCRAT REPORTER JOINED THE MARINES AND BECAME A REPORTER FOR THE QUANTICO NEWSPAPER

LC POSTER: USZC4‐7703 “IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT” CSL IMAGE: CHAPMAN, WILLIE

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CLARKSBURG

YCA D11‐9 CLARKSBURG WHARF SHOWING CHINESE CAMP FCL #1096 BAYLING HAY ON THE KRULL RANCH

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DAVIS

YCA #B13‐3 UNIVERSITY FARM YCA #B11‐29 MAIN STREET1922 IMAGE COURTESY OF UCD SPECIAL COLLECTIONS d‐394 2:63 COLBY SLATER

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DUNNIGAN, ZAMORA AND YOLO AREA

YCA # HERMLE 1‐17 HARVESTING IN THE ZAMORA HILLS 1915 YCA #H11‐9 MAIN STREET IN SNOW YCA #G18‐3 THE PRISCILLA CLUB

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ESPARTO TO RUMSEY

YCA A1‐8 BEST TRACTOR YCA TADLOCK COLLECTION

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WEST SACRAMENTO

CAL STATE LIBRARY RAY HARLOW‐BRODERICK YCA #O5‐14 THE VALLETA BRINGING CROPS TO S.F. YCA #A1‐160 HOPS ON MERKLEY RANCH CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY ELLIS J. HARLOW‐BRODERICK

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KNIGHTS LANDING

YCA G13‐16 SCHOOL TEACHER AND BASEBALL TEAM YCA A1‐15 RIVER GARDEN FARMS WAREHOUSE YCA E11‐10 KNIGHTS LANDING FRONT STREET

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WOODLAND

YCA #B15‐2 YOLANDA RANCH YCA B11‐2 MAIN STREET WOODLAND YCA E9‐29 LESTER JOHNSTON CROIX DE GUERRE AWARDED TO HERBERT HOPE

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WINTERS

YCA‐BETTY COMAN #92 WINTERS SOLDIER YCA 1911 “THE POPPY” WINTERS BOY BASKETBALL TEAM YCA‐BETTY COMAN #6 DRYING APRICOTS

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EACH COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY SHARED IN THE NATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING AT WAR

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VOLUNTEERS BEFORE USA IN WAR

AMADEO CARMASSI

WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE FROM YOLO COUNTY. AMADEO HAD SIGNED HIS DECLARATION OF INTENT TO BECOME A CITIZEN BUT RETURNED TO ITALY IN 1916 TO JOIN THE ITALIAN ARMY. CARMASSI DIED AT THE BATTLE OF TRIESTE IN 1917

IWM IMAGE #Q114388 ITALIANS WAITING TO GO OVER THE TOP MAY 1917

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BASIL WILLIAMS-OCT BASIL WILLIAMS-OCTOBER, 8 OBER, 8th

th [?]19

[?]1917

BASIL C. WILLIAMS FROM THE DUNNIGAN AREA WAS ALREADY IN THE ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE WHEN WAR BROKE OUT. HE WAS STATIONED IN HONOLULU WHEN HE DIED BY “HIS OWN HAND”.

YCA E24‐5 BASIL CAMPBELL

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VERNON MAXWELL DIED ON DECEMBER 25TH, 1917 OF PNEUMONIA

YCA BETTY CONMAN COLLECTION NARA IMAGE‐CPI COLLECTION‐CAMP KEARNY BASE HOSPITAL

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CHARLES D CHARLES DAVID HUNT ALSO DIED VID HUNT ALSO DIED FROM PNEUMONIA-JANUARY 29TH, 1918

“…the doors swang wide

  • pen for his admission to

the mansion with the pearly gates.” HIS WOODLAND SCHOOL FRIENDS ACTED AS PALL BEARERS:

  • MYRON EVANS
  • MONROE MCGREW
  • LEO LAWSON
  • RAYMOND VACA

NATIONAL ARCHIVES IMAGE:165‐WW‐323‐41‐”SAILOR’S KNOT”

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FIRST SHELL FIRED BY THE 42ND DIVISION

BY DECEMBER, 1917 THERE WERE ONLY 64,000 MEN “OVER THERE”

NARA IMAGE: 111‐SC‐94980

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FIRST YOLO SOLDIER TO DIE IN FRANCE OT OTTO TO S SCHOENEMANN

OTTO DIED OF PNEUMONIA JANUARY OF 1918

NARA DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD‐ANCHESTRY.COM TROOP TRANSPORTATION RECORD ANCESTRY.COM IMAGE WWW.WORLDWAR1.COM

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YOLO COUNTY NURSES

YCA O9‐49 DOROTHY NORTH LWF‐D16‐P1 ELLA CHILDERS

NEEDED BOTH AT HOME AND OVERSEAS YOLO COUNTY SAW ABOUT 18 NURSES ENLIST IN SERVICE. MANY OF THE NURSES WHO ENLISTED TRAINED BY THE WOODLAND SANITARIUM

YCA OVD‐4 WOODLAND SANITARIUM NURSE

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CAMP FUNSTON-INFLUENZA OUTBREAK

COURTESY KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IMG.KANSASMEMORY.ORG/00053269.JPG

ON MARCH 8TH, 1918 AN OUTBREAK OF INFLUENZA STARTED AT CAMP FUNSTON. CARRIED TO EUROPE BY SOLDIERS GOING TO WAR..IT WAS EVENTUALLY TO GO AROUND THE WORLD.

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“LEST WE FORGET”

LET US TAKE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE THAT DIED IN THE GREAT WAR “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”

IMAGES FROM “THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION” 1919

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AMERICAN LEGION POST 77

IMAGE COURTESY MEL RUSSELL VETERAN’S DAY WOODLAND CA. 2017

COMMEMORATE THE 10 100TH

TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF W END OF WORLD W RLD WAR 1 R 1 HONOR ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE UL THE ULTIMA TIMATE S TE SACRIFICE CRIFICE YOLO COUNTY COURT HOUSE NO NOVEMBER 11 VEMBER 11TH

TH, 20

, 2018 A AT 11

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. A.M. M.

IMAGE COURTESY STEVE BONNEL