HQ Company and Battery A, 58th Artillery, C.A.C.

HQ Company

Pvt. 1st Class Fred Keegan of HQ Company

Photo and Pay record book of Pvt. 1st Class Fred Keegan, 628660 of HQ Company.
Mr. Keegan was born in New York and entered service in New York.

Battery A

Truman Lahr, Wagoner, Battery A

In December of 2002, I recieved these photos and info from Andy Lahr who's grandfather was a Wagoner in Battery A, 58th Artillery. During WWI Wagoners were like truck drivers. The name Wagoner is a hold over from the old horse days. Wagoners drove trucks that supplied the battery with ammunition, powder and other supplies that the battery needed. The dates that Wagoner Lahr served overseas match exactly the dates that the 58th Regiment sailed and returned to the states.

Hello,
I thoroughly enjoyed your history of the 58th CAC. My Grandfather served in the 58th CAC Battery A. I am attaching a couple pictures from his service in France. I'm not sure if you're interested in more pictures but here they are. My Grandfather is third from the left/top row in both pictures. The information I have from his service is:

Truman Lahr served in World War I as a wagoner for Battery A, 58th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps. He served overseas fom May 10, 1918 to April 27, 1919. He was inducted December 10, 1917 at Fort Slocum, NY. He was discharged May 15, 1919 at Camp Dix, NJ

Again, thank you and I hope you find this information of some use.

Andy Lahr
Cressona, PA


The above photo shows Wagoner Truman Lahr in the back row third from the right. Each Artillery Battery would have had 26 Wagoners and this photo contains 26 men, so I would think that this was all the Wagoners for Battery A. All the men in this photo have the dress of the Wagoners of that time. Leather coats, hip boots, large leather gloves and driving goggles.	Again Wagoner Truman Lahr is in the back row third from the right. In this photo there are 20 men and some of the men are in both of the photos.

Two unidentified Wagoners of Battery A, both of who appear in the above photos. This is typical of what the Wagoners of the Artillery wore. Neither of these men are Truman Lahr.

On the left is Truman's Dog Tag with its original string. Above right is a picture in their quarters (I think at camp Slocum) he added a note on the back: "Picture of a bunk in the rear and a couple wall lockers" my Grandfather Truman is third from the left back row.

Pay book of Truman Lahr showing 3 months pay.

Signed by Truman Lahr and the Captain of Battery A, George W. Farnham.


Discharge of Truman Lahr (front)	Discharge of Truman Lahr (back)

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