Registered for Draft - Card showing that Milford has registered for the board (military service) in Barry Co., MO.
Qualified for Military Service / Back of postcard - Postcard letting Milford know that he has been deemed qualified for military service. (02/21/1918)
Draft Letter - Letter sent to Milford notifying him that he had been drafted and needed to report for duty. (02/1918)
Postcard Photo 1 / Postcard Photo 2 - Milford in uniform.
Postcard Photo - Milford on the left and Wm. Thompson on right, (1918-1919)
Postcard Photo - #1 is Milford #2 is Wm. Thompson. Written on the photo in white is "E. H. 11 M. O. T. C. Sect. D, Ft. Riley Kas., Waiting for chow" (Mar 4, 1918 to June 12, 1918)
Postcard Photo - Milford is the sixteenth soldier from the right, he has on dark colored boots. Written on the photo "Retreat E. H., M. O. T. C., Ft. Riley Kans. (Mar 4, 1918 to June 12, 1918)
Postcard Photo - "The Boys of Barry Co. in E. H. 11"
Seven men from the Barry Co. area all served together in the same unit. They are pictured here. Back row, left to right, Earl C. Thomas, John A. Wallace, Alfred Balmas, John C. Blythe. Front, left to right, Benjamin Thomas, Milford S. Johnson (holding sign), Wm. Thompson. (Alfred Balmas and John C. Blythe are cooks the rest first class privates.) (07/29/1918) The same group of guys are also shown on this page.
Postcard Photo - Milford on the right, middle may be Earl C. Thomas and standing on left may be Alfred Balmas. (07/29/1918)
Postcard Photo - Charles A. Reece (of Goodman, MO) in Passanant, France, (01/13/1919)
Postcard Photo - Standing is possibly Wm. Thompson and seated may be John C. Blythe, (01/13/1919)
Military Roster - I don't know if Milford requested this or not, but he was mailed a roster of men that served in his military unit from "War Department, Evac Hosp #1 A. E. F. A. P. O. #62".
Hand-written in the lower left corner of the envelope is "Censored by Capt. J. M. Dunn, US Army"
Inside of the envelope were five 8-1/2 x 14-inch long pages listing all the of people at Evacuation Hospital #11. The people are broken up into the following groups: Officers, American Red Cross, Master Hosp Sgt, Hospital Sgts, Sgts 1cl, Sgts, Cpls, Other Grades and Replacements. The seven men in the photo from Barry Co. are all listed under the "Other Grades" section.
In pencil to the left of each name, the men are numbered. I assume Milford did this. I am only showing the parts of the pages where the men from Barry County are shown. They are underlined in red and also, the information is transcribed below.
Header of Roster on First Page
Roster Page 3
77 Thomas, Benjamin, Verona, MO
115 Thompson, William H., RFD #3, Cassville, MO
119 Balmas, Alfred, Monett, MO.
122 Blythe, John C., RFD #1, Grandview, Ark.
Roster Page 4
151 Wallace, John R., Cassville, MO
155 Tomas, Earl C., RFD #2, Cassville, MO
160 Johnson, Milford S., RFD #1, Crane, MO
Group Photo - Photo of entire military group at Camp Crane, Allentown, PA, copyright J. F. A. LA Tour German Town, Phila. PA. I am assuming the seven Barry Co. boys are all a part of this picture. (07/24/1918)
Cover Photo /
Dates Photo
- Milford kept a pocket-sized notebook for notes in during his time in service. The cover reads "Cook, Milford Johnson,
E. H. #11 Feb 24-10 Lemans, France". Inside, across two pages is a list of places and dates that his army group traveled to. (1918-1919)
| Fort Riley, Kansas | Mar 4, 1918 | Left June 12 |
| Camp Crane, Pennsylvania | Jun 12, 1918 | Aug 14 |
| New York, USA | Aug 15, 1918 | Aug 15 |
| Liverpool, England | Aug 28, 1918 | Aug 28 |
| Brockfront, England | Aug 29, 1918 | Aug 31 |
| Southampton, England | Sep 1, 1918 | Sep 1 |
| Cherbourg, France | Sep 2, 1918 | Sep 4 |
| ? Rumecore, France | Sep 12, 1918 | Sep 17 |
| Sorcy, France Field H #11 | Sep 17, 1918 | Sep 21 |
| Passavant, France | Sep 21, 1918 | Jan 4, 1919 |
| ?Qemans, France | Jan 6, 1919 | Jan 25 |
| Belgan Camp | Jan 26, 1919 | Mar 28 |
| Lemans, France | Mar 28, 1919 | Apr 1 |
| Sable, France | Apr 1, 1919 | Apr 4 |
| Noyen, France | Apr 4, 1919 | Apr 5 |
| Fercι, France | Apr 5, 1919 | Apr 5 |
| La Suze, France | Apr 5, 1919 | Apr 5 |
| Brest, France | Apr 18, 1919 | Apr 24 |
| New York, USA | May 6, 1919 | May 15 |
| Taylor, Kentucky | May 17, 1919 | |
Submitted by Stefanie Forester
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