1917 – WWI Company E

1917 – WWI Company E

In World War I, Company E was a regiment that mustered out of Jackson County. Uniforms were not available; most of the men wore overalls and blue shirts. and Wolff-Goldman mercantile fave each man a cap.  Among the soldiers pictured here are the sons of the Shones,...
1917 – Swifton Soldier

1917 – Swifton Soldier

This World War I soldier is W.A. “Bill” Woods of Swifton.  Many young men from Jackson County volunteered when the United States declared war on Germany and it’s allies in April 1917. And many more were drafted. (Courtesy of J.W. Hulen.)