The White Plains War Mothers' Files,
ca. 1918
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The War Mothers’ group in White Plains kept records for all the men and women from White Plains who served in World War I. They contain a great deal of vital information about each individual, including date and place of birth, name of parents and/or spouse, home address, date of enlistment, branch of service and rank, engagements, decorations and place of burial, if deceased. The collection also includes an illustrated banner.
One of the records displayed here is for Edith Jones, a White Plains resident and high school teacher who volunteered in the YMCA canteens in France. Ms. Jones is one of 30 women from White Plains who served in World War I. The other records shown here detail the battlefield valor of two White Plains young men who were killed in action, having made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Many of the records include newspaper clippings, which appeared in the local paper.