World War, 1914-1918

Grave of an American aviator shot down by the Germans in France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Before the war this place was heavily wooded. Very few tree stumps can be recognized in the picture. Quite a few bodies were still unburied when we took these shots. Near this place I happened to need a shoe string and saw a shoe near a shell hole so I made a grab for the shoe but turned it loose as it still had a foot in it. Location is in 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.

Two soldiers standing on railroad track near damage from shell fire, in 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.

Part of the protecting system of forts surrounding Verdun. It was in this territory that the Crown Prince of Germany made his big drive to take Paris. This territory was taken and retaken four times. The great amount of shell fire that practically turned up every foot of ground can be seen from the many holes in the picture. 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.

Where we left 8 of our men, from Battery C, Charpentry, France, during World War One. It is evidently a cemetery amid the ruins of the town. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Soldiers at dressing station in Charpentry. Evidently Lorain Cunningham was with Battery C at this time. 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.

Narrow gauge railroad station used for Post Command of 1st Bn., 129th Field Artillery, in France during World War One. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, the church in Paris that was hit by 'Big Bertha' on Good Friday, 1918. Interior showing ceiling damage and baldacchino. 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.

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, the church in Paris that was hit by 'Big Bertha' on Good Friday. Interior, showing the organ. 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.

A large mine crater in No Man's Land near Fort Duamont in France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.