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Reunions and Newsletters, 1941-1971, inclusive
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Holds a photograph of the signed roster of the 1941 reunion luncheon; 1949 booklet recounting the reunions from the first in 1938, with survivors as of April 1949; invitation letters to the 1959, 1961 and 1967 luncheons; letter of thanks from Secretary Walter Baldwin to Tulchin (1963); annual Lost Battalion Survivors newsletters for 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, and 1971; rosters of survivors for 1966 and other later years; and a few other related documents.
Military Papers, 1919, 1927, inclusive
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Includes Tulchin's enlistment record and honorable discharge (1919). Also includes a photocopy of a certificate issued in lieu of a lost discharge certificate for a John Karalunas (1920 discharge, 1927 in-lieu certificate)
Identification Cards and Ribbon, 1937-1972, inclusive
Scope and Contents
4 items: American Legion membership cards (1937, 1972); card certifying that Tulchin was a survivor of the Lost Battalion, signed by organization Secretary Walter J. Baldwin (undated); ribbon from 50th year reunion (1968).
Photographs, 1919, 1959, inclusive
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2 group photos: Company C, 308th Infantry at Chateau de Sable, France, April(?), 1919; 40th annual reunion dinner, 308th Infantry Post 308 American Legion, Grand Street Boys Clubhouse, Feb. 14, 1959.
Photograph (oversize), 1939 September 24
Scope and Contents
Group photograph taken at a reunion of the Lost Battalion Survivors, New York City. A stickie note attached to the photo when donated to N-YHS identified David Tulchin as in the front row, 4th from the left.
Stationery, circa 1960s, inclusive
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Several sheets of stationery for the Lost Battalion Survivors, with Tulchin's position as Secretary included in the letterhead.
Survivor Lists and Challenges to False Claims, 1967-1968, inclusive
Scope and Contents
2 undated lists of survivors (other lists are included with the reunions and newsletters in folder 1); 2 letters concerning individuals improperly identified as survivors of the Lost Battalion (1966, 1967); and a note identifying Lost Battalion members in a photo (1968, photo not in collection).
American Legion Newsletters, 1962, 1969, 1972, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Holds 3 newsletters from the 308th Infantry Post, No. 308. The 1962 newsletter has a photo of Company C at a 1943 dinner.
Clippings, 1918-1971, inclusive
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Originals and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the death of Colonel Whittelsey (1921), the battalion, and the survivors.
U.S. Army Field Message, 1918 October 2
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Original order for Company C to advance. Enclosed in glass frame. Conservation case by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, January 2020.