WWI question - The Firearms Forum

twobit · 03-02-2012, 07:56 AM

My grandfather (from Texas) was a Sergeant in WWI and trained the cannon/artillery crews. This was at a stateside base. Does anyone know what U.S. locations were used to train the cannon/artillery crews for WWI? I always wondered where grandpa was stationed.

Dennis C · 03-02-2012, 08:49 AM

Perhaps he was at Ft. Knox, Kentucky...

http://www.knox.army.mil/history.asp

Conman · 03-02-2012, 10:21 AM

twobit,

You will have much better luck doing a google search for things like: world war I soldier locator

There must be organizations, civilian and government, who have records.

It will take some digging but the information must be on the WWW somewhere.

Good luck.

twobit · 03-02-2012, 03:14 PM

Since posting, I have found that Ft.Sill OK was the location where the Army artillery crews were trained for World War ONE. thanks

03-02-2012, 07:56 AM	#1
twobit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 355	WWI question My grandfather (from Texas) was a Sergeant in WWI and trained the cannon/artillery crews. This was at a stateside base. Does anyone know what U.S. locations were used to train the cannon/artillery crews for WWI? I always wondered where grandpa was stationed. -->

03-02-2012, 08:49 AM	#2
Dennis C Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 789	Re: WWI question Perhaps he was at Ft. Knox, Kentucky... http://www.knox.army.mil/history.asp __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

03-02-2012, 10:21 AM	#3
Conman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eastern Iowa Contributor Posts: 193	Re: WWI question twobit, You will have much better luck doing a google search for things like: world war I soldier locator There must be organizations, civilian and government, who have records. It will take some digging but the information must be on the WWW somewhere. Good luck. __________________ USAF 1955-1977

03-02-2012, 03:14 PM	#4
twobit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 355	Re: WWI question Since posting, I have found that Ft.Sill OK was the location where the Army artillery crews were trained for World War ONE. thanks