Francis B. Moore (Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division) to Elizabeth Taylor (Dunns Station, Greene County, Pennsylvania)

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.4

Scope and Content

Soldiers' mail from Pvt. Francis B. Moore (Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division) to Elizabeth Taylor (Dunns Station, Greene County, Pennsylvania). The postcard reads, "The ship on which I sailed has arrived / safely overseas. / Name: Francis B. Moore / Organization: Co. K 110th Inf. 28 Div. / American Expeditionary Forces."

Collection

Elizabeth Taylor Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Letters (Correspondence), Military, Moore family, Rain Day Boys, Taylor family, Veterans--World War I, United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th. Regiment, 110th. Company K.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1918

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

TAYL-AN001-0004

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Moore, Francis Benton [1893-1918]

Person or Organization

Taylor, Elizabeth S. [1894-1971]

Web Links and URLs

DOWNLOAD high-resolution JPG image (Postcard-front), DOWNLOAD high-resolution TIFF image (Postcard-front), DOWNLOAD high-resolution JPG image (Postcard-back), DOWNLOAD high-resolution TIFF image (Postcard back)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Moore Series - Elizabeth Taylor Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

The Elizabeth Taylor Collection photographs and documents were assembled by Elizabeth Taylor whose young beau, Francis Moore, was a Private First Class in Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Francis was killed in action 29 July 1918, on Hill No. 212 near Grimpettes Woods, in France, during the heavy fighting of the Champaigne-Marne Offensive. Elizabeth Taylor passed her mementos of Francis Moore to her nephew H. Taylor who owned and shared the items with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2013. Source Citation: Francis B. Moore (Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division) to Elizabeth Taylor (Dunns Station, Greene County, Pennsylvania); item no. TAYL-AN001-0004, Elizabeth Taylor Collection, shared by H. Taylor, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).