Loyd James Photograph Collection, P0739
Content Description
Consists of notebooks, documents and photographs collected by Loyd James of the Idaho 2nd Infantry "K" Company - punitive expedition to the US/Mexican border near Nogales, Arizona.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Owned and donated by Ronald James (grandson of Loyd James). Loyd joined the Idaho reserves as a teenager. On the border he did not see fighting, but he became an expert on the Browning Machine Gun. In WWI he became a machine gun trainer and did not go to the front lines. Ron said that his grandfather was his hero. He talked very little during his life about these experiences.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1916-1920
Inventory
Handbook of the Browning Machine Gun, revised on July 1, 1918 Manual for non-commissioned officer and privates, 1917 Notebook for Machine Gun Study, etc. (with Loyd James notes) 20 sheets from photo album, 127 photos and five loose photos. Some photos by Bradley from Buhl, Idaho from 1916, Nogales train station, and downtown and city hall Fort Huachuca Soldiers field drilling, training, camping, training with artillery and machine guns. Some photos by H.F. Wood of Troop F. Of local Yaqui Indians International Boundry Line Army Band – MSS material – history of Idaho 2nd Infantry on the US-Mexican border 1916 Thanksgiving, 1916 program for K Company 1920 Letter from the War Department awarding James an award for service Song about the Idaho National Guard, by Sgt. P.E. Thompson