World War, 1914-1918

Post Command in Cheppy, France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Soldiers posing near Fort Douaumont at Verdun, showing a couple of French graves with crosses. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Soldier "on top of Fort Douaumont. The condition of the reinforced concrete will give you an idea of the terrible amount of shell fire this fort stood. There are four stories below the ground level and at one time during the Crown Prince's drive, the Germans captured the two upper stories but the French held the two lower ones. We went through this and saw the bullet scarred passageways." From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Soldier at Fort Douaumont near Verdun. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

An old battery position with its telltale cross nearby. Such sights as this were common along the Verdun front. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Fort Douaumont (near Verdun). "(A) Part of wire barricade. Reinforced concrete." From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

French dugouts and shelters between Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux. Several of these contained French men still unburied. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Abandoned caisson. Bois De Rossignol (France) in background. Position of 129th Field Artillery. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in World War I with the 129th Field Artillery and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Machine gun post near Boureilles in France during World War I. Notice the holes and scars in the part of the wall still standing. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Soldiers of 129th Field Artillery. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.