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(Identify the item and cite the series), Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
The National Guard of Texas was mustered into federal service on August 5, 1917, for service in Europe during World War I. Texas national guardsmen composed the 117th Supply Train of the Forty-Second "Rainbow" Division, the first National Guard division to go overseas, but the majority of Texas guardsmen became members of the Thirty-Sixth Division.
The Thirty-Sixth Division was organized in August and September 1917 from National Guard organizations in Texas and Oklahoma. It trained at Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas, from October 1917 to July 1918 under the command of Major General E. St. John Greble. The division traveled to France in July and August 1918, where its command was transferred to Major General William R. Smith. The Thirty-Sixth Division successfully participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in October 4-28, 1918. It fought around the area north of Blanc Mont, advancing a total of 21 kilometers to the hills south of the Aisne River before being relieved by a French division. The Thirty-Sixth Division returned to the United States between February and June 1919 and its sub-units were demobilized at Camp Bowie at various times between March and June 1919. The division's veterans held reunions at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1933 and 1934.
The Ninetieth Division was organized between August and October 1917, primarily of men from Texas and Oklahoma. It trained at Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas, until its transportation to France in June and July 1918. Major General Henry T. Allen commanded the division both while training in the United States and while serving in Europe during the war. The Ninetieth Division successfully participated in the St. Mihiel operation, a major American offensive, beginning on September 12, 1918. It extended its line of defense forward until September 16, when required to stop. The division was relieved by the American Seventh Division on October 10 and immediately moved to the Meuse-Argonne sector. It entered the line on October 21 and won a series of victories, including participation in a general attack that began on November 1 and reached the Meuse River on November 3. After a six-day delay in crossing the river, the division continued its advance until halted by the Armistice on November 11. Major General Charles H. Martin assumed command of the division on December 30, 1918, and the Ninetieth Division conducted occupation duties in Germany between December 1918 and May 1919. It ceased to function as a division upon its embarkation from France and its men were discharged at various camps around the country.
Captain Frank S. Tillman commanded Battery D (Fort Worth) of the First
Field Artillery Regiment of the Texas National Guard when it was recruited in
June 1917 and drafted into federal service the following month as part of the
Thirty-Sixth Division. He was director of
While news editor of the
The following veterans also donated material to the collection via Frank Tillman: Major Ike Ashburn, Colonel Claude V. Birkhead, W. T. Carley, Captain Claude L. Drennon, Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd E. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas J. Matthews, Lieutenant Colonel J. Watt Page, Major Orsen E. Paxton, Sergeant Eugene Roundstream, and Colonel Herbert E. Stevenson.
The collection of Frank S. Tillman contains printed material, diaries, rosters, lists of wartime deaths, and assorted material produced between 1915 and 1939, documenting and describing the participation of Texas soldiers in World War I. The material, created by both participants and commentators of the events they describe, concerns the recruitment, composition, training, transportation, combat service, casualties, occupation duties, and demobilization of Texas soldiers and military units between 1917 and 1919. Topics covered include campaigns in France, transportation to and from Europe, guarding and policing policies, recreational activities, and a reunion of the 90th Division. Also present are reports from the Texas Adjutant General describing the organization and operations of the Texas National Guard, and a history of the 90th Division. The bulk of the collection concerns the Thirty-Sixth Division while the remainder deals with the Ninetieth Division, the Adjutant General of Texas, and other Texas soldiers. Major Frank S. Tillman was a veteran of the Thirty-Sixth Division.
These materials are organized into three subgroups and six series:
Exact series of 36th Division related materials housed in this museum are unknown.
Hans C. Rasmussen, April 2001
Accession number: 1984/142
These records were donated to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Frank S. Tillman on November 20 and December 4, 1933; January 17, June 14, September 4, November 1, December 20, and December 28, 1934; April 13, April 27, May 22, August 8, October 17, and November 22, 1935; February 6, 1936; and July 28, 1939.
This subgroup contains printed material, diaries, rosters, and assorted material concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division's activities in World War I and later reunions. The records date from 1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca. 1925], 1930, 1933-1936, and undated. They include records created by the division and material concerning the division produced by other sources. The records describe the officers, training, transportation to France, combat service, and other activities of the division in Europe and the United States.
These materials are organized into four series:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Thirty-Sixth Division, Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
This series contains newspapers, clippings, pamphlets, and
monographs both published by and concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division between
1917 and 1936. The Thirty-Sixth Division and some of its sub-units published
newspapers and pamphlets, most notably
The grouping of publications concerning the Thirty-Sixth
Division contains newspapers, clippings, and monographs collected because they
either discuss the division's activities or were published by entities
associated with the Thirty-Sixth Division.
The printed material is arranged by source of publication, then roughly chronologically.
This series contains diaries produced by units of the
Thirty-Sixth Division between 1917 and 1919 to officially record activities.
The diary of the 111th Ammunition Train chronicles the unit's actions from its
organization on October 15, 1917 to its demobilization on March 31, 1919. It
includes information on its training, transportation to France, officers, and
daily activities in Europe and the United States. The war diary of the 1st
Battalion of the 144th Infantry chronicles the mundane guarding and policing
duties of the unit aboard the
The diaries are arranged chronologically.
This series contains rosters produced by the Thirty-Sixth Division and some of its sub-units between 1917 and 1919. Most are official rosters drawn up periodically, but others were created for special uses such as transportation and reunions. Rosters of the entire Thirty-Sixth Division that were produced during the war list only officers and give their ranks, units, city or state of origin, and remarks on their duties and physical condition. Reunion rosters provide only names, units, and addresses. Rosters of sub-units of the Thirty-Sixth Division list both officers and enlisted men, but vary widely in the information they provide. Names, ranks, addresses, units, serial numbers, dates of birth, wages, and names of next of kin are among the information offered.
Rosters of the entire Thirty-Sixth Division precede rosters of its sub-units. The rosters are arranged roughly chronologically within each grouping.
This series contains assorted material produced by and concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division in 1919, 1934, and unknown dates. The series contains the following items: a program for the semi-final football game between the Thirty-Sixth Division and the Seventh Division held on March 21, 1919 in the tournament for the American Expeditionary Forces championship; a field order for the inspection of the Thirty-Sixth Division by General John J. Pershing on April 9, 1919; Frank S. Tillman's badge for the Thirty-Sixth Division Reunion held at Fort Worth, Texas, October 6-7, 1934; and undated reports titled "36th Division: Record of Events" and "Military Record of Brigadier General John A. Hulen, Commanding Officer, 72nd Infantry Brigade, 36th Division."
The assorted material is arranged chronologically.
This subgroup contains printed material produced in 1920 and 1939
describing the Ninetieth Division's activities in World War I and a later
reunion.
The material is arranged chronologically.
(Identify the item), Ninetieth Division, Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
This subgroup contains printed material published between 1915 and 1920 and lists of Texans who died while serving in World War I compiled in 1928. These sources detail the work of the Adjutant General of Texas, the activities of the Texas National Guard, and the participation of Texans in World War I. The subgroup includes reports of General John J. Pershing and the Adjutant General of Texas. It also contains lists of Texans in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Nurse Corps, who died while in the service of the United States during World War I.
These materials are organized into two series:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Participation in World War I, Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
This series contains four reports of the Adjutant General of Texas for the years 1915-1920. The Adjutant General submitted reports to the governor both annually and biannually. The reports describe the recruitment, organization, and operations of the Texas National Guard. They detail its involvement in civil emergencies within the State of Texas, its service during the war in Europe, and its policing duties along the Mexican border. The reports include appendices of general orders and rosters of National Guard units and their officers. The biennial report of 1919-1920 contains a thorough summary of the activities of the Thirty-Sixth Division in World War I (pp. 97-112).
This series also includes a copy of the Final Report of General John J. Pershing submitted to the Secretary of War in September 1919. It describes the organization, operations, supply, coordination, munitions, administration, and other miscellaneous subjects of the American Expeditionary Force's service in Europe during World War I. This copy includes annotations by Frank S. Tillman calling attention to sections of the report describing the actions of the Thirty-Sixth Division and Ninetieth Division.
The reports are arranged chronologically.
This series contains lists of Texans in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Nurse Corps, who died while in the service of the United States during World War I. The lists were compiled in May 1928 from the records of the Office of the Adjutant General of Texas. The lists are arranged by counties and give the following information for each individual: name, serial number, race, residence, grade (i.e., rank), organization, date of death, and manner of death.
The lists are arranged alphabetically by county, then alphabetically by surname within each county.