Throughout the 30 years of his Army service, Wesley Cope would travel to several posts located around the Midwest. His first assignment was to Company A, of the 43rd Infantry. It is believed that his initial training phase was at Camp Travis, Texas. Postcard from the collection of Mary Jean Cope, showing the Army Cantonment at Camp Travis, Texas. It is estimated that the picture was taken sometime around World War I. When the United States entered World War I, thirty-two training camps were set up. Half of them were "tent cities" and were for National Guard Units while the other half had wooden barracks for the regular Army. Camp Travis was situated a few miles from downtown , adjoining . Originally the name was Camp Wilson, named after the man who "kept us out of war." After WWI ended, Camp Travis would be absorbed into Ft. Sam Houston. Post cards of early post assignment at Camp Logan. (Cards from collection of Mary Jean Cope) World War I tent camp, set up to house the many draftees during training before heading over to Europe for the that of Mary Jean Cope) “war ends all wars.” (Post card In his early years in the military, Wesley Cope would box in army camp bouts and establish himself as very handy with his fists. He would also work with the final cavalry divisions of the US Army. Grandson Brad Jones recalls stories about his grandfather’s favorite mount “OP-47.” As was custom at the time, the name of the horse was actually placed on the of the soldier. In stories to his grandchildren, it was always clear “dogtag” how important the mount was to him. However, in time as the soldier’s mounted cavalry was gradually edged out in favor of mechanized forms of travel, Cope would move on to other assignments in the Army. of Wesley Cope, from the collection of his daughter Irma Jones. Early “Dogtag” As the years went by, Wesley Cope would end up assigned to Ft.
Throughout the 30 years of his Army service, Wesley Cope would travel to several posts located around the Midwest. His first assignment was to Company A, of the 43rd Infantry. It is believed that his initial training phase was at Camp Travis, Texas. Postcard from the collection of Mary Jean Cope, showing the Army Cantonment at Camp Travis, Texas. It is estimated that the picture was taken sometime around World War I. When the United States entered World War I, thirty-two training camps were set up. Half of them were "tent cities" and were for National Guard Units while the other half had wooden barracks for the regular Army. Camp Travis was situated a few miles from downtown , adjoining . Originally the name was Camp Wilson, named after the man who "kept us out of war." After WWI ended, Camp Travis would be absorbed into Ft. Sam Houston. Post cards of early post assignment at Camp Logan. (Cards from collection of Mary Jean Cope) World War I tent camp, set up to house the many draftees during training before heading over to Europe for the “war that ends all wars.” (Post card of Mary Jean Cope) In his early years in the military, Wesley Cope would box in army camp bouts and establish himself as very handy with his fists. He would also work with the final cavalry divisions of the US Army. Grandson Brad Jones recalls stories about his grandfather’s favorite mount “OP-47.” As was custom at the time, the name of the horse was actually placed on the “dogtag” of the soldier. In stories to his grandchildren, it was always clear how important the soldier’s mount was to him. However, in time as the mounted cavalry was gradually edged out in favor of mechanized forms of travel, Cope would move on to other assignments in the Army. Early “Dogtag” of Wesley Cope, from the collection of his daughter Irma Jones. As the years went by, Wesley Cope would end up assigned to Ft.
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