Roy L. Bauer papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters, postcards, photographs, and news clippings. Most of the letters are written by Bauer to his family: his impressions of France, the people, and the government's attitude toward the war, which he personally felt could not end before 1919. He also discussed the Allies' logistical problems, mainly mud, and described life in the trenches.
Dates
- 1914-1920
- Majority of material found in 1917-1919
Creator
- Bauer, Roy L., 1895-1918 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Biographical / Historical
Roy, the son of William and Ida Guthman Bauer, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in engineering in 1914 and entered the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in 1917. Shipped with the American Expeditionary Force to the war front in France in 1918, he served with the 2nd and 116th Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop and in the summer of 1918 transferred to the 17th Field Artillery so he could serve with a front line fighting unit. While with the 17th, he participated in the Argonne Forest offensive in September and was killed in action during the Battle of Mont Blanc Ridge on Oct. 18, 1918. Buried first on the battlefield, he was later moved to the Argonne cemetery. Bauer was awarded the French Crox de Guerre posthumously.
William Bauer, Roy Bauer's father, emigrated from Bavaria, Germany in 1881. The Bauers were prominent members of Atlanta's Jewish community.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Unpublished inventory available.
- Title
- Roy L. Bauer papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States