S.B.Butler's AEF Scrapbook

Captain Sylvester Benjamin Butler of the 301st Supply Train, 76th Division had an official AEF Scrapbook which measured about 18 inches x 26 inches x 4 inches. In it he kept many of his official orders and records along with post cards, photos and other memorabelia from his service in the American Army during World War I. The following pages come from that tome as well as from the book he edited and co-wrote called, "The 301st Supply Train in the World War" published by Enquirer Print of Litchfield, CT in 1925. In the book, after each company roster, there are a page or two of memories for each company. Many are told with a nudge and a wink, leaving them somewhat cryptic. I've included several excerpts that were more informative in the Company Briefs sections on the linked roster pages.

State-side Training Officier Training Corps at Plattsburg NY. (The Men) Officier Training Corps at Plattsburg NY. (The Training) Camp Devens Cantonment, Ayers MA. Camp Devons barracks, Before and After. Mementoes from France M. Gillet. Sous-Prefet of St. Amand-Montrond An unknown friend in St. Amand-Montrond St. Amand-Montrond: Then and Now Supply Train locations in France Some Local color from St. Amand-Montrond Chateau of the de La Roche family, Saulzais-Le Potier The 301st Supply Train Company Rosters Headquarters Company Medical Detachment First A Company Second A Company B Company First C Company Second C Company D Company E Company F Company Other Links S.B.Butler letters: Officer training at Plattsburg, New York S.B.Butler letters: Alonzo Elliott and "The long, long trail" S.B.Butler Letters: Forming of the 301st Supply train at Camp Devens, MA S.B.Butler Letters: 301st Supply train Arrives in France S.B.Butler Letters: Descriptions of the area of destruction in France (March 1919) S.B.Butler Letters: Banquet in Poitiers. Gallery Page: SBButler and his fellow officers (France 1918) Gallery Page: La Societé des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux Gallery Page: Sylvester and Eva, a special packet Post War Links 301st Supply Train Reunion Banquet 1927 301st Supply Train Reunion Banquet 1941 Letters from the Marquise de La Roche Letter & Report from Lt. Col. Fred Leviseur 1945 Memorial to Cromwell Veterans of the AEF

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For related information see the following sites:

The Great War Society
Stories and links to other World War I web sites

Archive of War Diaries Online
Links to personal diaries and blogs from WWI, WW2 and other wars.

Camp Devens
What's happening to the Cantonment in the 21st Century

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