Title:

Certificate of completion of military training camp at Plattsburgh, NY

Creator:

United States. Army

Date:

6 August 1915

Description:

In the summer of 1915 Heidelberger took part in a month-long military training camp at Plattsburgh, New York, which produced officers for a prospective volunteer army that would augment the regular army. The camp was organized by leaders of the preparedness movement, a group of career officers and politicians, including former President Theodore Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood, who sought to mobilize American society for what they expected to be the imminent entry of the United States into World War I. Note that Heidelberger received a commendation for his skills as a marksman and that Plattsburgh is misspelled, "Plattsburg" on the certificate.

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 2

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Certificates

Subject:

World War I

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

DHBBCV

NLM ID:

101584940X38

Profiles Collection:

The Michael Heidelberger Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X38

Story Section:

Biographical Information