General Hartman

ID: 617 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve

This file appears in: Camp MacArthur

From his desk at Camp MacArthur, General Hartman was responsible for managing the paperwork for men arriving from all areas of the country.

This file appears in: Camp MacArthur

Camp MacArthur

By Amanda Sawyer

Ten weeks after the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Waco was chosen as the site for a military training camp. The United States initially lacked the military manpower needed to fight in the war and needed to rapidly increase the…