Ortis C. Skaife, born in 1893, was living in Colfax, Washington when he enlisted in the U. S. military in 1917. He became a Sergeant with Company A, Central Records Office, American Expeditionary Force, France.
This collection consists of a scrapbook assembled by Ortis C. Skaife to preserve memorabilia he collected during his military service in France between 1917 and 1919. Pasted into the scrapbook are military order forms, passes, reports, maps, tourist guides, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. Skaife includes in the scrapbook a map of France that he used to track his travels during his military service with annotations and color-coding. The photographs included portray scenes of tourist locations, battles, soldiers, and two images of General John J. Pershing.
The collection is arranged in a single series, with photographs relocated from the scrapbook to a folder at the end of the series.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
Ortis C. Skaife Collection, 1917-1919
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA