WW1

  • James Rudolph Sorenson

    James Rudolph Sorenson
    He was born in South Dakota, He's home state is Kansas. He's gender would be Male. He's race was White.
  • Rifles

    Rifles
    The difficulty with these former weapons were their unwieldiness. Pistol and the rifle, both key weapons on the battlefield. The fact that it was a one-shot weapon reduced its effectiveness.
  • Trench Mortars

    Trench Mortars
    As with the grenade the mortar was yet another old weapon which found a new lease of life. The mortar was ideally suited for trench warfare. A mortar is essentially a short, stumpy tube designed to fire a projectile at a steep angle.
  • Flame Thrower

    The basic idea of a flamethrower is to spread fire by launching burning fuel. Most people cought burning solids
  • War

    War
    He fought in world war 1914-1918. He was the private frist class. He was no prisoner of war. He's battles were Alsace-Lorraine, Aisne Marne, Meuse-Argonne Offensice.
  • Vickers Machine Gun

    The Vickers Gun, closely modelled on the maxim gun. Comprised the British army's standard heavy machine gun at the start of the First World War.
  • Poison Gas

    Poison Gas
    The development and use of poison gas was necessitated by the requirement of wartime armies. Deaths from gas after about May 1915 were relatively rare.
  • Tanks

    Tanks
    The first tanks were mechanically unreliable. There were problems that caused considerable attrition rates during combat deployment and transit.
  • Calendar

    He made his own calendar. In his calendar he wrote the dates of those who he knew and died. He as many names on it and ages of the one's he knew.
  • In Uniform, Unit and service

    In Uniform, Unit and service
    In these picture it shows him in he's uniform. He's unit was Battery D. 147th Field Artillery Rregiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He's date of service was 1917-1919. He's entrance into service was the he enlisted. He's branch of service would be army. He's location of service would be Camp Dodge, Iowa, Franceand Europe.
  • Letter

    Letter
    This is one of the letters to he's family. He sent the letter to 5717 Lydia Ave. KS