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[identification of item], Emil M. Taussig World War I Papers, SPEC.RARE.0212, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Finding aid written by: Emma Whipkey, 2017 September
Emil M. Taussig (1889-1955) of Cleveland, Ohio, enlisted in the 331st Infantry in September, 1917. During World War I, the 331st Infantry of the 83rd Division, a branch of the United States Army, activated at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio. In June of 1918, the 331st Infantry went overseas to France, and was inactivated in 1919.
The Emil M. Taussig World War I Papers contain Taussig's diary and a photo album he created with pictures from Camp Sherman in Ohio and overseas in France. The Emil M. Taussig World War I Papers also include a banner celebrating Taussig's discharge from United States service that states both when he joined the 331st Infantry and when he was discharged.